Several factors may explain a drop in reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, but the national data are not complete. Here's what to make of it.

The dilemma for outside public health experts is whether to try to preserve public trust in the CDC (and therefore, in the long run, its ability to recover) or to strip away its legitimacy to prevent the public from being misled.

The resignations and public statements of senior leaders from the CDC signal that the nation’s premier public health agency is now guided by ideology, rather than science. These events raise two questions: Why do we need a CDC? What happens if we do not have one we can trust?

In 2015, NYC saw the largest Legionnaires' disease outbreak in city history. Officials responded with new regulations for inspecting cooling towers, where the bacteria originated. Ten years later, NYC has another outbreak.

Friday’s shooting at the CDC follows years of backlash against public health since the pandemic. Bound by a commitment to protect people, public health workers aren’t giving up.

AI has improved performance in industries where data are abundant and decisions need to be fast and accurate, such as finance and logistics. The same tools could help the public health system improve accuracy and act faster.

As new diseases emerge more rapidly, and climate change increases other threats to health, officials may be able to use AI to practice public health with greater speed, precision, and effectiveness.

Primary and urgent care clinics are often the first to see measles outbreaks, but most are insufficiently prepared. Many doctors practicing today have never seen a case.

A look into how public health labs have served as a backbone of the system, the urgency of recent funding cuts, and the consequences for public safety.

We have more effective tools for HIV prevention than ever before. But the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the programs that deliver them could squander an historic opportunity to end the epidemic.