public health

Anti-vaxxers insist that measles is just a harmless childhood infection. After the Disneyland outbreak, anti-vaxxers derided public health concerns by referring to it as "Mickey Mouse Measles." The facts indicate otherwise.

If somebody invented a device that could save the lives of millions of smokers, should society encourage its use?

One of the biggest problems with journalism -- particularly science journalism -- is the fact that many people who practice it aren't qualified to do so.

Everybody hates heat waves. We hate them so much, in fact, that heat waves have a measurable detrimental impact on our society.

Multi-drug misuse and abuse - albeit prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) or illicit in nature - is a huge problem (not just in overdose risk).

Infectious diseases never go away.

Even with the advent of the antibiotic era, infectious diseases are a global health concern.

It was such a privilege and honor for me to be invited by the incomparable Suzi Abrams and Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Ne

A multidisciplinary team from Texas just published their work in PLOS Medicine on U.S.

Unless they're eradicated smallpox-style, infectious diseases never disappear. Like an unlucky penny, they can show up at any time.