Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, abruptly canceled a meeting this week of a federal task force that helps determine which preventive health measures must be covered ...

Public health advocates worry restricting care will hurt society while also raising insurance premiums to compensate.

Medicaid work requirements are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill spending law, but Arizona already had its own state work ...

E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among kids—and it's become an epidemic. There’s evolving evidence about the health risks of e-cigarettes on the lungs—including irreversible ...

American Hospital Association data shows hospitals are using automated processes for public health reporting for immunizations, syndromic data and lab results – but it's not always easy.

Tensions ran high between the two leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee at a committee ...

The evolving landscape of health care is compelling more medical students to pursue dual degrees, particularly MD-MPH programs, as a means to broaden their ability to respond to complex public ...

The signers acknowledged that leaders of their professions had previously condemned a street protest against lockdown ...

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 ...

The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Public Health Association covering health policy and public health.

Surveys have shown the US public's trust in public health entities has decreased since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States in 2020.