#public health

Health warnings in Australia are highlighting the danger of Murray Valley encephalitis after two deaths near Alice Springs, with prevention focused on avoiding mosquito bites because no vaccine is available.

A study in The Lancet Public Health found Flint’s Rx Kids program was associated with lower preterm birth, lower low-birthweight rates, and fewer NICU admissions.

Researchers say Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms produce a rotating mix of toxins across three seasonal phases, including compounds that routine monitoring may miss.

A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to create a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to Ebola as the outbreak continues in northeastern Congo.

As Ebola spreads in eastern Congo, researchers say a US-backed emerging-disease network that would normally mobilize has been unable to help after funding was cut.

As an Ebola outbreak grows in Central Africa, the U.S. response is being framed around keeping the virus out, but the available report warns that approach may create its own risks.

A new modeling study suggests climate change could push chikungunya risk into temperate regions, with northeastern North America and central Europe among the areas highlighted.

New tracking from EPIC Research suggests rapid growth in GLP-1 prescribing has coincided with a small but sustained drop in obesity rates across a large medical-records dataset.

Researchers in Hungary found that complex stormy weather patterns marked by wind, precipitation and unstable conditions were associated with spikes in emergency neurological cases.

The World Health Organization says more than 900 suspected Ebola cases have now been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 101 confirmed infections in an outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain.

A controlled U.K. study found that just four hours after exposure, common pollution sources produced distinct effects on respiratory function and brain activity, reinforcing concerns about the lung-brain connection in a

A new Nature Medicine comment argues that HPV vaccination has become a core part of the global cancer agenda, even as major delivery and equity challenges remain.

A rapid cross-border investigation identified hantavirus as the cause of a serious illness aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, showing how outbreak response now stretches across oceans in real time.

As cannabis laws shift and the opioid crisis persists, the US still lacks a national system for tracking fatal crashes involving drug impairment, and federal cuts are making that gap harder to close.

Australia has recorded 230 diphtheria cases and one related death this year, with most infections concentrated in remote Indigenous communities where booster uptake and access to care appear to be weak points.

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread into South Kivu, adding a new layer of risk as response efforts collide with conflict, displacement, and contested control in the east.

New ECDC figures show gonorrhea and syphilis notifications reached their highest levels in more than a decade in 2024, while congenital syphilis cases nearly doubled year over year in reporting countries.

A major global analysis found that nearly 1.2 billion people were living with a mental disorder in 2023, with anxiety and depression driving a steep rise since the pandemic era.

The U.S. EPA says it wants to rescind limits for four PFAS chemicals and delay enforcement for two others, reopening a major regulatory battle over so-called forever chemicals in drinking water.

Reports that Ebola-exposed and infected Americans were sent to Germany and Prague instead of the United States have sharpened concerns about evacuation policy during a fast-moving outbreak in Congo.