#public health

A study of 16 patients suggests that the virus that causes COVID-19 can live inside the body for up to eight days after symptoms end.

A bot named Clara helps Americans determine whether they need medical care for COVID-19.

U.S. state health departments are providing information about COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

“In an outbreak situation, the public health response is effectuated at the state and local level.”

Life expectancy in some regions of the country grew by four years from 2001 to 2014, while it shrank by two years in others.

As more cases arise, the CDC reminds the general public that immediate risk is still low.

Here are three reasons “let’s cure cancer” is very easy for politicians to say but very hard to accomplish.

Human psychology and social media may be to blame for the spread of negative attitudes toward vaccines.

Providers must plan ahead for the public health effects of climate change.

A new study links poor access to affordable, healthy food to an increased risk of cancer death.

A win–win for making progress against cancer

Cancer remains at heart a scientific problem, and we have much more to learn before we can apply our knowledge to “solve” it.

The Community Cancer Care Report on quality and cost is the product of five years of stakeholder collaboration.

How CDC keeps measuring progress and targeting action

Drinking untreated water has been linked to hepatitis A, salmonella, E. coli, giardia and other dangerous diseases.

Is this alternative to smoking tobacco a friend or foe of health?