On Thursday, MSDH reported that Mississippi’s 2024 data show that the overall infant mortality rate has increased to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births. According to MSDH, this is the highest in more ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency due to increasing infant mortality rates, with a focus on improving maternal health and expanding care resources.

"If Aedes aegypti becomes established in Alameda County, it can threaten public health and diminish quality of life," the ...

Public health officials believe that West Virginia residents may have been exposed to measles within the last week.

Forty-nine reports of dead deer have come in for Wood County, all believed by the W. Va. DNR to be related to the HD outbreak ...

"Our number one mission is to protect the health of the people in the city of Worcester,” said Rosen. “Our number two mission ...

More than 750 public health workers sent a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, urging him to “stop ...

The auditorium at the Black Maternal and Infant Health Conference was silent as Thomas shared the story of her cousin, ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency after it "could not wait to take action" in ...

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo Cass Public Health and the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality will determine whether any ...

Together, public health professionals work to improve health on a population level, focusing on large-scale problems like infectious diseases, addiction disorders and environmental health.