The unwritten rules of who actually gets sponsored.

There’s growing concern that the US Department of Health and Human Services is abandoning the US Preventive Services Task Force – or pushing it into “quiet paralysis.”

This week on Health Wanted, we take a walk down memory lane to review all that RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement have been able to accomplish in their first year…for better or for worse.

The agency will stop assigning dollar values to illnesses and deaths prevented through air quality standards.

Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Th...

The USPSTF is under siege. Why this matters to everyone.

Michigan’s air quality has nosedived in recent weeks, due to wildfire smoke from Canada. At one point, Detroit was listed as the third most polluted city in the world. The blanket of haze that has cov...

Canada is having its second worst wildfire season yet. Two scientists explain what a red air alert means and how anyone living in impacted areas can protect themselves.

After a judge told agency to restore hundreds of killed grants, NIH backs off plans to cancel more existing projects

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the ways extreme heat and air pollution are linked.

Pollen, pollution, and weather changes can increase the likelihood of having an asthma attack when exercising in the summer. Timing your workouts, being aware of air quality, and not overexerting your...

The tech CEO is skirting environmental protections in a predominantly Black community. But its residents aren't the only ones who will suffer.

Tuberculosis helped to shape the field of pulmonary medicine. Why TB is reemerging in the US now and public health infrastructure is more important than ever.

When the rules change overnight, this is where we begin...

“Public health isn’t the sum of individual choices. It’s our collective agreement to protect the most vulnerable among us,” writes MeiLan Han.

It's the latest move by a court to block recent actions by the Trump administration to abruptly cut off grant funding for public health.

Post-COVID vaccine backlash is reframing how we see preventable diseases—giving measles new ground and bringing with it a new threat: immune amnesia that leaves people vulnerable to new infections.

No new NIH grants have been awarded. Graduate programs are curtailing admissions. An entire generation of physician scientists are on the line as the system begins to unravel. What's really at stake?

Symptoms can vary from subtle to severe, and knowing them could be lifesaving

Health and Human Services is planning to cut 10,000 jobs across the sprawling department.

Despite our current challenges, innovation remains a powerful tool for change. The Apple Watch is quietly transforming the detection of atrial fibrillation. How do we get more breakthroughs like this?

Move reflects vaccine skepticism of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In uncertain times, fear fuels isolation—but we don’t have to let it. We can still choose something different: work spaces of trust and belonging, where people feel seen, valued, and connected.

Betsy Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome at the age of 65, New Mexico health authorities said. Here’s what to know about the rare but deadly disease.

No new NIH grants have been awarded. Graduate programs are curtailing admissions. An entire generation of physician scientists are on the line as the system begins to unravel. What's really at stake?

Now, the future of their public health missions is in question

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

Get ready for an inspiring conversation about the power of passion, purpose, and partnerships in evolving patient advocacy to meet the changing needs of a community! In this episode, Harold Wimmer, Pr...

In this unique moment, what are the immediate challenges facing our healthcare provider workforce? Thoughts on finding focus, building community, and reclaiming purpose...

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