Harvard scientists reveal how wildfire smoke, filled with toxic particles, is emerging as a growing health risk fueled by ...

The amended IHR would give the WHO the ability to order global lockdowns, travel restrictions, or any other measures it sees fit to respond to nebulous “potential public health risks.” These ...

For the second time in three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that mpox, an infectious viral disease previously known as monkeypox, presented a global health emergency. The ...

While women weren’t required to be included in clinical research until 1993, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) didn’t ...

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation this month that delays a rule meant to tighten ethylene oxide emissions at ...

July 28, 2025 – On Friday, officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a notice in the Federal Register asking the American public to weigh in ...

Social media is rife with misinformation and disinformation related to nutrition and diets - here's what you can do about it.

HHS, USDA, and FDA launch formal effort to create a national definition for ultra-processed foods. Officials say a clear ...

Digital technologies are reshaping the landscape of public health communication, bringing both unprecedented opportunities ...

If you do use e-cigarettes, opting for a refillable cartridge is a more planet-friendly choice. Properly disposing of or ...

Trump’s call to enforce bans on encampments echoes Gov. Gavin Newsom’s policy. But the president wants to upend two other ...

In the first multinational study of a proposed change to how obesity is defined—which calls for health factors beyond a ...