Public Health

"This is an attempt to take away women's basic rights. Period."

Genetic factors determine how an individual responds to caffeine.

Mosquito saliva may be increasing the severity of diseases.

The virus is similar to those which caused the SARS and MERS outbreaks.

Gates compared the risk of a pandemic disease outbreak to the challenges of preparing for a massive war.

A specific chemical in rat poison called brodifacoum may be tainting synthetic marijuana products.

Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

"It's unprecedented that we're seeing such deep responses in a such a high proportion of patients."

"'What's your zip code?' is fast becoming one of the most important things your doctor could ask you.

The judge ruled that coffee companies had failed to demonstrate there was no significant risk from a by-product of the coffee bean roasting process.

The latest measles case "underscores the importance of following vaccine recommendations and being up-to-date on vaccines."

The test is 100 percent accurate, but larger studies will need to be done to confirm that statistic.

The number of days when smog posed a high health risk have doubled in the last year.

If the shutdown continues, mutant virus strains could be missed.

For the first time this season, the flu is widespread in every state in the continental United States.

The infections currently impact 13 U.S. states.

Some believe Trump's hostile attitude toward migrants and his immigration crackdown have created a public health crisis among potentially millions of children across the country.

The YouTube star's controversial video plays into an age-old trope of amplifying suicide.

Concerned doctors are sounding the alarm about a loneliness epidemic.

"This is not just an opioid use crisis of historic proportions...There is a more general drug misuse crisis."

Major tobacco companies are beginning to put out government-mandated warnings about the addictive and deadly nature of their products.

Air pollution is so widespread it might be related to infertility for a "significant number of couples," according to the researchers.

An executive order could change the lives of people living with HIV.

Six people have died from West Nile virus in Los Angeles County this year.

Just in time for World Rabies Day!

The flu shot may not be perfect, but it still saves lives.

Public health officials report that at least 39 people have become ill from Campylobacter infection linked to puppies from the retail shops.

"There were some lessons to be learned from Katrina."

Many will now contend with the ongoing and persistent stress of losing jobs, homes and health care, which increases and exacerbates just about every chronic medical condition.

Close quarters make transmission of communicable diseases likely and health care services can become challenging.