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Governments, public health authorities, and social media platforms have employed various measures to counter misinformation that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of those ...

Source: Getty Images The burden of public health interventions must not be substantially greater than the expected public health gains. Public health measures that curtail individual freedoms must be ...

Phillips is a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology and vice president of science and strategy for the COVID Collaborative. Much of this analysis is sound — calls to improve stockpiles, ...

A recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship highlights a critical gap in US public health leadership and preparedness.

Evidence suggests that at recommended levels, fluoridation is cost-effective and promotes public health. But, like any healthcare intervention, it must be scrutinized and adjusted as new data emerge.

Building on new research surveying current curricular practices in schools and programs of public health (SPPH), we offer steps that SPPH might take to make public health law a “core requirement” in ...

A study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology is the first comprehensive approach to detect all known ...