Health Workers

Financial cuts, archaic information systems, and disconnects between state and federal agencies hampered the public health response, a top Michigan official says.

Federal Medicaid work rules could strip coverage for thousands of NYC enrollees, especially in 3 congressional districts reaching parts of the Bronx, upper Manhattan, and Queens.

The new federal rule threatens widespread funding, including NYC health department and community groups

Internal records show how the South Carolina outbreak started with just four households, then spread through networks of unvaccinated people.

7 things to know about how the largest U.S. outbreak in 35 years started and ended.

Outbreak near Detroit is one of 17 new U.S. measles outbreaks. Some are large, many are small.

Lawmakers expanded access to HIV prevention and birth control, boosted maternal health programs, and advanced workforce reforms — but once again failed to establish certification for community health workers.

Vaccine policy is mired in confusion, states are losing public health funding, and measles is spreading as the Trump administration struggles to find a new CDC director.

Dr. J. Nadine Gracia talks with Healthbeat about making the case for investment, partnerships – and what’s at stake.

Fifteen years after Jordan Costa first grieved her dad, she learned that the violence prevention work she'd dedicated herself to could save others like him.

New research shows that even a single course of antibiotics may disturb the body. Dentists may be over-prescribing antibiotics. And there's a shortage of one of our oldest antibiotics: penicillin.

In a legislature dominated by lawyers and business leaders, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals bring hands-on experience to shaping policy.

By 2036, the state is projected to fall short of its projected registered nurse need, leaving 1 in 5 positions unfilled. In a decade, Georgia may only have about two-thirds of the needed doctors.

New York area members of Congress say agency's problems could have 'devastating' consequences for 9/11 emergency responders who need care.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center received a fraction of requested aid — and it’s not enough to reinstate more than 400 nurses’ health benefits.

Healthbeat examined the backgrounds of the 10 surgeons general confirmed since 1976. Here's a look at their education and experience.

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.