U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America.

The Biden administration’s strategy calls for a ‘whole of government’ approach to prevent and contain future pandemics.

New HIV infections in the U.S. fell about 8% from 2015 to 2019, but Black and Latino communities continue to be disproportionately affected, according to CDC data.

Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legislature and those aiming to replace Gov. Tom Wolf in 2023 have made Wolf their top political target, repeatedly attacking his stewardship during the pandemic.

Six House Republicans suddenly think no one should run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for more than 12 years.

Members who refuse to comply will now be fined $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for each offense after that.

Trump officials actively hampered state and local efforts to get people vaccinated, a new report shows.

Despite the staggering death toll, some Republican state lawmakers don’t want to allow critical public health protocols to remain in place.

If a Tennessee county commission’s ordinance passes in January, the local board of health will no longer be able to set health-related regulations.  

Internal emails show how a Trump-appointee at Health and Human Services wanted to intentionally let everyone get infected with coronavirus.

A group of labor advocates has filed suit to compel the state to actually protect workers in the middle of a pandemic.

Weeks after a third outbreak infected some of Trump’s closest staffers, the White House is powering forward with its holiday plans.

Americans have lost more jobs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic than during the entire Great Recession.

A Maryland county health official ordered private schools to remain closed ‘to keep kids safe’ during the pandemic.

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine has faced an onslaught of transphobic incidents as she battles the pandemic.

‘I think it’s just a political hit job, you want to know the truth.’

‘Even some staff members don’t know. They’re hiding it because it’s bad for business and it’s just horrible.’  

Many hospitals do not have enough ventilators to serve all the coronavirus patients who need them. Now Trump wants to ship some to Europe.

In Trump’s leadership vacuum, states, localities, companies, and schools are improvising a response.

The Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act passed on a 213-195 vote.

Not everyone agrees with Donald Trump’s rosy predictions.

Intense wildfires in places like California and Australia are leading to concerns about the long-term effects of smoke inhalation.

Trump has been spreading bogus propaganda about the safety of vaccines for years.

The Trump administration is making it easier for food companies to sell you diseased pork.