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Polio cases have rebounded, hitting 99 last year, and officials have missed at least six self-imposed eradication deadlines

Members of roughly 30 medical and public health organizations were told they could no longer participate in the committee's crucial workgroups

Susan Monarez is the first CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate under a law passed in 2023

On Tuesday the Trump adminstration proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to fight climate change

In February 2024, a "statistically significant" decrease occurred, and "the rate of decline more than doubled"

The Philippines is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world

Tariffs won't fix the country's reliance on foreign medicines

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting in childhood

The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, corroborate worries that neighbors of Coldwater Creek have long held about the Missouri River tributary

Fertility policy has a big missing piece

Criminals are using drones to monitor their drug crops and cocaine laboratories, target rival smugglers, and ambush police and army troops

A significant share of the resources needed to achieve the sustainable development goals will need to come from external official development finance