Measles was considered eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, meaning that there was not continuous transmission of the virus in the country for 12 months or more. But 2025 marked a record year with the most ...

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has again been recognized as the top public health school in the nation by its peer schools and programs, as reported by U.S. News & World Report.

A new study examining changes in homelessness across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., finds that eviction moratoria and ...

(MD-07) secured $245,000 in federal funding through the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process, with support provided through the U.S. Department of Justice. Over the next year, Johns Hopkins will ...

ERPOs, also known as red flag laws, are a promising public health intervention that temporarily removes firearms from an individual behaving dangerously and at increased risk of harm to self or others ...

The cost of health insurance in 2026 has risen significantly for many Americans, whether they have coverage through their employers, Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, Medicare, or Medicaid. Following a ...

among girls by age 15 years was 21% in 2024, up from 16% in 2020. In the WHO African Region, which carries a disproportionate cervical cancer burden, first-dose coverage among girls by age 15 ...

The federally recommended vaccine schedule for American kids abruptly changed Monday when the Department of Health and Human Services removed several vaccines from the list of shots recommended for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alcohol use in the U.S. has been in decline since the late 1970s—54% of U.S. adults today say they consume alcohol—the lowest number in nearly 90 years and a 13% drop since just 2022. Fifty-three ...

Two people are standing in line at the grocery store. One has a cart full of instant ramen, hot dogs, ice cream, and soda, and the other has a cart full of whole grain bread, breakfast cereal, creamy ...