Measles outbreaks have hit multiple U.S. states, vaccination & rapid reporting are critical to limit the spread & hospitalizations ...

The primary goal of harm reduction is to save lives and protect the health of both people who use drugs and their communities.

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

Syphilis cases in the U.S. are skyrocketing even as rates for other STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia are flat or declining. Alarming numbers released by the CDC are the latest marker in a ...

Methadone is proven to reduce the likelihood of dying from an overdose by 50% or more. Why is it so hard to get?

What initially was referred to as “Paxlovid rebound”—a return of COVID symptoms or test positivity after starting a course of the antiviral—is now more accurately referred to as “COVID rebound,” ...

Change at every level—from federal policy to individual action—can support Black birthing people in the U.S.

A new study has found that older adults at greater risk of dementia may be able to decrease their risk of cognitive decline by nearly half by using hearing aids.

to determine the fall 2024 COVID vaccine from mid-May to early June. That gives them more time to see which of the FLiRT variants is becoming the dominant one so they can fine-tune the WHO ...

Stopping SARS-CoV-2 will require a substantial percentage of the population to be immune. How can we get to that point?

A global agreement on pandemic preparedness and response would address the weaknesses exposed by COVID-19, but countries are still struggling to find consensus.

Hundreds of medications are in shortage in the U.S., but a lack of chemotherapy drugs has left clinicians facing new hurdles in their patients’ cancer treatment.