#public health

A 1975 experiment convinced millions that dieting causes binge eating and obesity. Decades of new research tell a different story—and the implications reach far beyond the dinner table.

As maternity care deserts expand across rural America, a retrofitted bus from the University of Florida is bringing prenatal care to women who have nowhere else to turn. Could mobile clinics be a scalable answer?

The journey from promoting healthy living to spreading medical misinformation reveals a troubling pattern in how selective science and algorithmic amplification create dangerous echo chambers.

Trump administration expands involuntary treatment while research shows voluntary care works better. A policy battle over effectiveness, cost, and civil liberties unfolds.

Global cash transfer programs show dramatic health improvements, but US pilots fall short. Four key conditions explain why—and point to better policy design.

Anti-vaccine advocate Del Bigtree wants his children to contract polio and measles. Inside the dangerous philosophy driving America's pro-infection movement.

US measles cases surpass 1,000, threatening 26-year elimination status. The stark mathematics of viral spread reveals why individual vaccine choices have collective consequences.

Vaccination rates plummet across London and US states as measles outbreaks surge. What happens when herd immunity collapses and childhood diseases return?

As the Trump administration rescinded the 2009 endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, medical professionals warn of mounting evidence linking climate change to deadly health impacts across America.

The shingles vaccine may be our best anti-aging tool yet, reducing dementia risk by 20% and slowing biological aging. So why aren't we taking it?

New Mexico reports infant death from Listeria linked to raw milk consumption during pregnancy, highlighting ongoing tensions between food freedom advocates and public health officials.

William Foege's death reminds us of humanity's greatest triumph - smallpox eradication - just as vaccine hesitancy threatens to undo decades of progress.