Your body produces antibodies after an infection or vaccine, but these slowly decline over time. New Johnson & Johnson data sheds light on the duration of protection and the need for booster shots.
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Fault lines between the FDA and CDC regulatory processes have been on full display in the decisions over which groups of Americans should receive the Pfizer booster shot.
Reduced brain volume in people who have experienced COVID-19 resembles brain changes typically seen in older adults. The implications of these findings are not yet clear.
While surveys have shown a large share of unvaccinated workers threatening to quit over a mandate, the reality is few actually do.
It’s the World Health Organization’s first update of global air quality guidelines since 2005. We know far more today about the serious risks these pollutants pose to human health.
Current HIV criminal laws increase HIV stigma and discrimination against marginalized people – and negatively affect public health.
Carrying a pregnancy to term is riskier than having an abortion, especially for non-Hispanic Black women.
Since the coronavirus first began spreading around the globe, people have debated how effective masks are at preventing COVID-19. A year and a half in, what does the evidence show?
Only 3.7% of people in the U.S. with hearing difficulty own hearing aids. Thanks to a federal law in progress of being implemented, OTC hearing aids may help bridge the gap.
With mask-wearing and kids out of school last winter, viral upper respiratory infections decreased. However, clinicians have seen a return of respiratory viruses this summer and ear infections are up too.
Medications to treat COVID-19 are in no way a substitute for the vaccine. But under the right circumstances, some show great promise for helping patients.
An FDA panel has voted against recommending approval of a booster COVID-19 shot for the general population – disappointing some public health officials.
Scientists debate the medical benefits of booster shots. But there’s another aspect to consider: bioethics.
A large amount of methane emissions come from natural gas infrastructure and landfills – all problems companies know how to fix.
Long-term solutions to the nursing shortage call for changes that value nurses and offer them a safe place to work.
There are a variety of reasons why people do or don’t want to be vaccinated. Depending on how they frame their messaging around vaccination, doctors can often be the deciding factor.
Health researchers hope a new regulation requiring hospitals to post their prices will tame soaring health care costs, but compliance and standardization are hurdles.
Ample research demonstrates the harms Instagram causes teen girls, especially around body image. Meta is now facing the consequences of knowingly marketing a harmful service.
False narratives about drug addiction and policies that are not supported by research are deepening the overdose epidemic in the US.
Menstruation cups are increasingly being used as an environmentally friendly alternative to tampons and sanitary pads.
New research points to a biological way that racism can lead to health disparities.
Subtly shifting the crafting and delivery of public health messaging on COVID-19 vaccines could go a long way toward persuading many of the unvaccinated to get the shot.
Overlapping vaccine mandates at the federal, state and local levels aims to reduce the number of unvaccinated Americans.
President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.
Making rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 cheaper and more accessible can catch the infectious cases before they spread and help everyone resume normal activities safely.