About the Podcast The Public Health On Call podcast makes important public health topics accessible to all through quick, informative conversations. Hosts tackle complex topics through engaging ...

New study details gaps between actual and recommended use of statins and other lipid-lowering drugs—and estimates public ...

History In 1967, Johns Hopkins received one of National Institute of Mental Health’s first grants specifically to establish a formal two-year Fellowship Program in Suicidology (the study of suicide).

Lethal means safety counseling gives health care clinicians the tools they need to: Determine if a person at risk for injury or death has access to lethal means, including firearms, sharp instruments, ...

One of the striking features of the current measles outbreaks is the rate at which measles cases have been increasing. The rate at which measles cases have increased in 2025 is similar to the rate in ...

, the government health insurance program that offers free or low-cost health care to adults and families with limited income, people with disabilities, pregnant people, and people in long-term care ...

at least three times per year, and “itʼs always a packed agenda,” says Karron. Following the Data ACIP considers a number of factors when developing a vaccine recommendation, including the safety and ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

The U.S. has one of the lowest tuberculosis incidence rates in the world. So when there are outbreaks of this bacterial infection, like the one reported last month in Kansas, they get our attention.

community water fluoridation one of the 20th century's greatest public health achievements. But recently, concerns about the safety of fluoride—a naturally occurring mineral in soil, water, and ...

so that it can be easily distributed in case of emergency. These stockpiles of H5N1 vaccines would still need some testing in large scale clinical trials before they could be considered for use in ...

We’re seeing outbreaks in the U.S. of vaccine-preventable diseases. What are the big stories here? We’ve done remarkably well in preventing vaccine-preventable diseases and in achieving high ...