In 2023, 1,686 people in the city were newly diagnosed with HIV, an increase of 7.6% since 2022, according to new data from the Health Department.

The coronavirus continues to pose a grave threat to the 15,000 certified nursing homes in the United States where some 1.2 million people live. Despite this risk, a CDC report found that just 4 in 10 nursing home residents received an updated Covid vaccine in the winter of 2023-24.

When we see whooping cough increase, our response as a community is mainly aimed at protecting babies through vaccination and ensuring those around babies are vaccinated.

Rockdale County residents are joining a coalition from East Palestine, Ohio, to push for federal action after contamination from the BioLab fire and a Norfolk Southern train derailment.

The Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act — the first law of its kind in the nation — empowers civil court judges to order adults into monitored plans that include housing, social services, and treatment for addiction or mental illness.

A stark rise in severe anemia cases caused by human parvovirus B19 was reported among kids with sickle cell disease.

In an interview with Healthbeat, Dr. Michelle Morse said public health challenges in the city are manifold — but the solutions are at hand.

Even though we are seeing low levels of Covid-19, influenza, and RSV, the percent of clinic visits for general fever, cough, or runny nose is similar to last year.

Healthbeat staff dropped in on the 'What the Health' podcast with Julie Rovner to talk about our work on public health and what stories to be watching.

Florida-based GEO Group argued in a filing that California’s law is unconstitutional because it steps on the federal government’s authority to manage detention centers.

Donald Trump's return to the White House is giving newfound momentum to the MAHA agenda, which challenges prevailing thinking on public health and chronic disease.

Dr. Alicia Fry of the Task Force for Global Health in Decatur says the key tool of prevention is the same everywhere — access to immunization.

The state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because 'confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outside individuals.'

The latest Community Health Needs Assessment found needs that particularly affect Black, lower-income and South DeKalb residents.

Nurses and social workers bring medication — and career and housing guidance — to clients to help with underlying issues. The model aims to help achieve public health goals.

Poor air quality from wildfire smoke poses health risks to everyone, with fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream.

“Immigration is a social determinant of health,” according to the new State of the Latino Community report.

The presence of anti-interferon alpha indicated the infection would likely be limited to mild symptoms like coughing or sore throats. Patients without it often experienced shortness of breath, indicative of a more severe case.

The second of three stages of water conservation declarations underscores the ongoing danger of the city’s historically dry autumn and low reservoir levels.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is coming into the nomination process with his own policy priorities.