In an interview with Healthbeat, Morse reflects on this challenging moment in public health as Dr. Alister Martin, an emergency room physician in Boston, prepares to take the helm of the health department.

In places like Nigeria, with few psychiatrists, AI could help fill a need. But one researcher says it’s not a replacement for human care and the AI incentive structure is meant to keep you engaged.

Rules requiring advance notice of ACIP meeting agendas enable public input on vaccine policy decisions that impact people’s lives, experts say.

The biggest longevity gains have come from improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene, followed by medical interventions, such as vaccines and antibiotics.

With schools closed for winter break, health officials couldn’t get critical information to identify and warn those exposed to measles of need to quarantine.

‘No nurse should have to take on 20 patients in the emergency room by themselves,’ one nurse said, as staffing remains at the heart of the strikers’ demands.

Public health leaders see this year’s World Cup as the world’s largest temporary migration into the United States’ most densely populated urban corridor. They are planning accordingly.

Supporters say people are buying the drug in farm stores, but doctors warn misuse fueled by Covid and cancer misinformation could cause harm.

The development unfolded hours after more than 50 nurses delivered a petition to the union headquarters demanding an investigation into top union leadership over claims that leaders are forcing a vote on a tentative deal that rank-and-file representatives rejected.

The toll could climb even higher if funding continues to drop. Here’s how some philanthropies see their role in this moment.

A legislative committee has proposed five recommendations aimed at reconfiguring the state's public health structure. Increasing state funding isn't one of them.

The tentative deal with the last of the three hospital systems where nurses have been on strike since Jan. 12 will likely put an end to the work stoppage that involved 15,000 people.

Also in Healthbeat's new weekly report: Beware of those ads for 'early detection' blood tests and a look at two public health legacies.

The drug has become a symbol of resistance against the medical establishment among MAHA adherents and conservatives.

The strike, which began on Jan. 12, is the longest and largest of its kind in New York City history.

PHS doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guantánamo and other detention centers as Donald Trump escalates mass immigration arrests. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

The network aims to rapidly detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies. The different entities receive direct access to early-warning alerts and outbreak intelligence, along with training and exercises.

The proposal would make it easier for internationally trained physicians to practice in Georgia as hospitals and clinics face growing workforce gaps.

The Trump administration has told the global vaccine group Gavi to phase out shots containing thimerosal as a condition of funding. The preservative is at the center of conspiracy theories, but any link to autism has been debunked.