ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health says it would like to see lawmakers expand a state program aimed at bringing down the level of maternal and infant deaths. Georgia’s public health ...

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. The shots are widely considered to be a ...

U.S. policymakers use a secret weapon to uncover widespread threats to public health. This tool enabled them to discover that Americans had high blood lead levels from leaded gasoline. It warned them ...

The field of public health has come very far in ensuring decreased preventable mortality and morbidity in the United States. From sanitation to identifying tobacco as a health hazard to immunization, ...

For decades, fluoridated drinking water has been considered one of the most effective public-health interventions in the United States. Yet the practice has come under intensified scrutiny in recent ...

U.S. policymakers use a secret weapon to uncover widespread threats to public health. This tool enabled them to discover that Americans had high blood lead levels from leaded gasoline. It warned them ...