Public health functions largely in the background to promote health and protect all people from threats such as emerging diseases and the effects of climate change.

As underscored by the National Security Strategy, this is becoming even more important as the public health function converges with the biodefense function.

Researchers say they have linked chronic constipation with cognitive decline, suggesting that people who defecate less may have poorer cognitive function. Chaoran Ma, an associate professor in the ...

Public health preparedness and response is a critical area of focus as Defense Public Health transitions some of the military component public health functions to the Defense Health Agency. This ...

National Institutes of Health principal deputy director Lawrence Tabak finally admitted to Congress that US taxpayers funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China ...

Public health experts fear critical programmes for disease prevention and detection could be lost or downgraded with looming budget cuts at the National Public Health Service.

Working with data is foundational to public health. This class will provide a practical introduction to how to think about and utilize data for a variety of public health functions Students will ...

OPINION Two red states show how the nation’s public health system can be fixed Reforms in Kentucky and Indiana suggest a path forward.