An analysis of 11 states that removed concealed carry licensing that mandated firearm training or proficiency requirements suggests that rates of violent gun assaults increase 32 percent, according to ...

The United States surpassed a milestone in reported measles cases, with 2025 now having the most cases since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 and the most cases in more than ...

My research focuses broadly on optimizing HIV prevention and treatment outcomes for populations most vulnerable to or disproportionately affected by HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa and the U.S., including ...

This guide is intended to be used as a tool for training individuals who will be “engaged” in some aspect of a human subject research interaction or intervention. It is directed, in particular, to ...

" was published in Circulation on July 15, 2024. Fifty-seven percent of patients in both programs achieved blood pressure control at one year. The two programs reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) by ...

What exactly is emergency use authorization, how does it work, and can we trust it? During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued many emergency use ...

Gun violence is a public health epidemic that affects the well-being and public safety of all Americans. In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows, 46,728 individuals ...

Misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccines abound. Some common ones: If you’ve had COVID-19, you don’t need the vaccine. Wrong. It’s better get naturally infected than to get vaccinated. Wrong. Virologist ...

Mosquitoes always seem drawn to certain people, and theories have circulated over the years as to why—it’s your soap, blood type, diet—but in the WHO African Region, which bears a disproportionately ...

The hygiene hypothesis is the idea that kids need to be exposed to germs in order to develop healthy immune systems. We know that many common viruses did not circulate as widely during the pandemic, ...

In the four decades since the HIV epidemic exploded, more than 40 million people have died from the virus. HIV continues to be a major threat to public health, with over 38.4 million people living ...

After the death of actor Matthew Perry, ketamine—for decades used as a popular party drug—came into the public eye once more. According to the medical examiner, Perry, who had been undergoing ...