#Public Health

The DRC Ebola outbreak has already crossed into Uganda and earned a WHO emergency declaration. The case count isn't the alarming part—the gaps in detection are.

The WHO declared an Ebola emergency in May 2026. But this outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain — and no approved vaccine or treatment exists for it. Here's why that changes everything.

The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak isn't the real story. The real story is how media fear-framing is obscuring the slow collapse of the global public health system designed to protect us.

The UK's generational tobacco ban—permanent for anyone born after 2009—isn't just a health policy. It reveals how decades of 'grudging toleration' quietly build the case for outright bans, with implications for social media and gambling apps.

Trump withdrew Casey Means's surgeon general nomination, signaling the limits of the MAHA movement. What happens when wellness culture tries to become public health policy?

The UK just banned tobacco sales to anyone born after 2009, forever. It's framed as a public health win. But what happens when good intentions collide with bedrock liberties?

Dr. Erica Schwartz, a pro-vaccine physician with an unimpeachable public health résumé, is Trump's third CDC director nominee—a quiet but pointed rebuke of RFK Jr.'s agenda.

California's Salton Sea is shrinking, releasing toxic dust that stunts children's lung growth more than living near a busy freeway. A seven-year study reveals the human cost of water policy decisions.

Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed COVID lockdowns, now leads both NIH and CDC. His vaccine skepticism could reshape US health policy in ways that prioritize politics over science.

Illinois health officials deployed an AI chatbot to investigate a salmonella outbreak linked to a county fair. But questions remain about whether artificial intelligence can truly revolutionize epidemic tracking.

Mass immigration raids under Trump administration create pandemic-like conditions as immigrant families shelter in place, skip medical care, and pull children from schools across America.

Jay Bhattacharya now leads both NIH and CDC simultaneously, marking unprecedented consolidation of US health authority. With vaccine skeptics gaining influence, scientific independence faces its biggest test in decades.