Facemasks, social distancing, and toilet paper fisticuffs may feel like distant and rather surreal memories of the pandemic.

Whooping cough is spread through respiratory droplets from an infected person and is mitigated by vaccination, which was first introduced in the 1940s. The modern DTaP vaccine aids in protection ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updated its pandemic emergency plan in 2024, several years after the last of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s lockdowns came to an end. Yet the plan is ...

At least 1,504 people died from complications of the flu by the 13th week of this year, including 22 children.

In a world where information travels far faster than infections, it is more important than ever to think critically about ...

The ongoing stigma and politicization of HIV/AIDS may not only hamper the national goal of ending the HIV epidemic but also lead to less or no preventive care for many people.

Perhaps there's no way to protect our city from the whims of an unpredictable president. But now is the time to prioritize ...

Decatur Public Schools were informed by the Department of Education that they will lose their remaining Elementary and ...

Democracies facing authoritarian threats from within have found ways to push back by strengthening institutions, reinforcing ...

Reports of physical abuse, sexual abuse and child neglect all fell during U.S. eviction bans, researchers reported April 8 in ...

Authorities across Central Europe are working to contain a major foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the first in over 50 years ...

President Donald Trump has announced that he’s pausing his high tariffs on a large number of countries for 90 days, even as ...