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Trying to Quit Smoking? These Expert-Backed Tips Can Help

David Hill, MD, Chair, Board of Directors, American Lung Association

Jul 10, 2025

3 min read

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Wildfire Survivors Still Struggle With Basic Needs and Support

Apr 19, 2025

2 min read

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Infectious Disease

Experts Warn Bird Flu Could Pose Growing Risk to Human Health

Apr 05, 2025

2 min read

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Simple Ways to Protect Your Health While Traveling This Spring Break

Mar 23, 2025

2 min read

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Infectious Disease

Flu and Stomach Bugs Are Spreading Fast—Are You Prepared?

Feb 16, 2025

2 min read

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Infectious Disease

Bird Flu Is Spreading: What You Need To Know

Feb 02, 2025

2 min read

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Infectious Disease

How To Fight Common Wintertime Respiratory Viruses

Carole Tanzer Miller

Jan 25, 2025

2 min read

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Newborn Screening: What It Is, What It Covers and Why It’s Important

Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Chief of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital

May 13, 2024

3 min read

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Public Health News

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Michigan, Other States See Unusual Spike In Parasite That Causes 'Explosive' Diarrhea

Ellyn Vohnoutka

3 hours ago

3 min read

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Exercise Can Ward Off Nicotine Fits, Help Smokers Quit

Dennis Thompson

8 hours ago

2 min read

Bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, 3D illustration. The causative agent of serious seafood-related infections and infected wound after swimming in warm sea water

New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration's Health Program Cuts

Stephanie Armour

Jul 06, 2026

7 min read

Nicotine pouches

FDA Lets 20 ZYN Nicotine Pouches Claim Lower Risk Than Cigarettes; Critics Warn Of Danger

Ellyn Vohnoutka

Jul 02, 2026

3 min read

ER DEPARTMENT

A 40-Year-Old Law Requires ERs To Treat Everyone — Unless They Opt Out

Ellyn Vohnoutka

Jun 30, 2026

3 min read

FDA

From Caffeine To 'Healthy' Labeling, FDA Sets Year-End Agenda For US Food Supply

Jun 30, 2026

2 min read

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Public Health Professional News

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CDC: Overall U.S. Death Rate Reduced From 2024 to 2025

2 hours ago

1 min read

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Study Looks at Drivers of Nurse Turnover

2 hours ago

1 min read

vaccine vaccination

Adverse Event Risk Not Up With Same Day COVID-19, Flu Vaccination

Jul 02, 2026

1 min read

GLP1

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Exposures Reported to Poison Center Up After FDA Approval for Weight Loss

Jul 01, 2026

1 min read

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New Residency Positions May Exacerbate Urban-Rural Disparities

Jun 29, 2026

2 min read

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Organ Transplant Survival Rising, but Organ Shortages Persist

Jun 16, 2026

1 min read

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