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In conversation with CBS News Medical Contributor Céline Gounder, CNN’s chief medical correspondent will discuss the state of public health and more

The 2025 Joe Wicks documentary on “killer protein bars” highlights how even well-intentioned attempts to raise awareness about food can sometimes oversimplify complex public health issues. The show’s premise – to develop and market a supposedly “dangerous,” additive-laden “ultra-processed” food to prompt government action – aims to spark debate about…

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety, and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year

Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Preterm babies are those born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. The global figure for babies born early was 13.4 million in 2020. But statistics on preterm babies in African countries are poor. Obasanjo Bolarinwa and Kobi Ajayi, who research and teach public health and global healthcare management…

One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals.

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis

As Canadians head into another flu and COVID season, many workers still face an impossible choice if they fall ill: stay home and lose pay, or clock in sick and risk spreading illness. This is more than an individual dilemma; it’s a predictable public health failure — one the government…