public health

President Biden announces that Dr. Monica Bertagnolli will be the next director of the National Institutes of Health (N.I.H.). Bertagnolli has previously headed the National Cancer Institute and is herself battling early stage breast cancer. She will be just the second woman to hold this position.…

Mental health disorders have surpassed previous public health threats on teenagers such as binge drinking and drunk driving. The amount of teenagers reporting having a major depressive episode increased by 60% from 2007 to 2019. While a lot of people target social media as the cause of this…

As the coronavirus has killed 17 people and continues to spread throughout Asia and across the globe, Wuhan will be temporarily terminating public transportation. The Chinese government has confirmed that the virus can spread by human-to-human contact, increasing the possibility of greater…

Since 2013, Mercy Care has operated several clinics throughout the city of Atlanta to treat homeless people. This public health strategy is present in dozens of cities in the United States. For more information, click here. 

With 35 confirmed cases of measles in the state of Washington, Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency, adding that these cases create “an extreme public health risk that may quickly spread to other counties.” There have been 34 cases in Clark County, which is close to the southern…

One of prime water sources for the people of El Paso,Texas is the Rio Grande. Climate change, however, is making it increasingly difficult to supply the city’s water needs. El Paso is now on track to become the first large city in the U.S. to treat its sewage water and send it directly back into its…

Over 2 million U.S. cases of sexually transmitted diseases were diagnosed last year, which is the highest number reported nationwide. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia rates specifically have been climbing for four consecutive years. A major threat to treatment of gonorrhea and other infectious…