Public Health

Queer people’s behavior squashed the U.S. mpox outbreak in 2022. We shouldn’t have to rely on that to stop future outbreaks here or abroad

Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer’s disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows

Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths

Author and science journalist Deborah Blum describes how an Indiana chemist kicked off the first major food regulation in the U.S.

A rare geomagnetic storm lit up skies, eerie AI demonstrations and a cautionary word about raw milk.

The pasteurization process was invented in the 1860s and continues to keep people safe from a range of foodborne illnesses

The carcinogenic effects of asbestos have been known for decades. We should have banned it long ago

New CDC guidance encourages clinicians to start conversations with patients about dangerous heat

Experts explain how certain worms can infect the brain and why they are an important global public health problem

Understanding how avian influenza jumped into cows can help shape the path to stopping the virus’s spread

Homes that survive wildfire flames but that are still affected by smoke, soot and ash is a growing issue for homeowners and insurers, as is the question of how to best remediate the problem

Four years after a mysterious respiratory virus jumped from animals into humans and launched the COVID pandemic, wary epidemiologists are keeping a close eye on a strain of avian influenza that is spreading among U.S. dairy cows