Listen: Healthbeat staff talk vaccinations, bird flu and other public health stories on ‘What the Health’

There are likely more people who aren't in quarantine but should be, unaware they’ve been exposed during the normal course of their lives: Going to work, school, and church, shopping for groceries, dining out.

Rick Jackson points to his company’s pandemic response - providing health workers during the emergency - as proof of leadership. Experts say his state contracts could pose ethical challenges if he wins.

Former CDC Directors Tom Frieden, Robert Redfield and Mandy Cohen, and former Surgeon General Jerome Adams discuss how to address public health amid partisan rancor.

As the U.S. enacts increasingly authoritarian policies and decimates funding for public health, insurance, and medical research, many nurses have felt the draw of Canada’s progressive politics, friendly reputation, and universal health care.

The spread of mosquito-borne diseases across southern and central Europe (and North America, too) seems inevitable.

Long hours from front-line epidemiologists and a recent increase in vaccinations is credited for declining measles cases. But state official warns: 'It’s not nearly over yet.' And spring break is on the way.