The Latest Breaking News from Public Health

Tamil Nadu Health Dept. follows guidelines issued by the Union Government to prevent Nipah spreading to the State. Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department staff are screening people who come from Kerala to Tamil Nadu via six districts that have intestate border.

The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding

Karnataka Health Dept. partners with C-CAMP to strengthen public health settings with indigenous, innovative solutions. MoU signed to identify, implement & integrate tech in urban & rural areas for improved diagnostics & screening, boosting health outcomes & nurturing tech.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s stunt was widely condemned even by some leading supporters of gun control, including Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and activist David Hogg

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, will likely face increased heatwaves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure. They’ll also be felt most acutely by the city’s most vulnerable residents: those living in informal settlements.

Syphilis rates in Texas continue to climb, alarming healthcare workers who see the highest increases among pregnant people and newborns. A shortage of treatment is complicating efforts to combat it.

The HIV program launched in 2019 with the goal of cutting new infections nationwide by 90% by 2030

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham thinks violent crime gives her a license to rule by decree.

Chicago public health officials have said the CDC approval was all they needed to “begin the rollout” of the vaccine, which will be free for all city residents. “We already have the vaccine in Chicago,” Dr. Geraldine Luna, medical director for the Chicago Department of Public Health, said Monday.