public health

Opioid-related deaths in Cook County have doubled since this time last year, and similar increases are happening across the country....

Testing programs initially slated to test hundreds or thousands have been scaled back or put on hold.

Secretaries are working as contact tracers. The person normally in charge of pet shops and tattoo parlors is monitoring nursing...

Tennessee's commitment to testing so broadly has helped it pull ahead of most other states in its rate of testing.

While most discussions have focused on countries? use of surveillance technology, contact tracing is actually a fairly manual process. After...

Ride Health's network includes vetted providers who adhere to CDC guidelines to minimize risk.

At risk are not just the inmates behind bars, but also the people in the community, many of whom work...

Officials are finding it's still difficult to talk about race and COVID-19. Fear of stigmatization remains high.

As alarming as the numbers appear, the researchers said, their estimates "may be slightly conservative."

The fight over social distancing highlights the preexisting political divide in the U.S. that now has taken on more edge...

We believe that it is sound public policy to include subsidies to organizations that employ healthcare professionals responsible for direct...

Former ACHE Chair and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning CEO says it's time to pay healthcare workers for being the...