The COVID-19 pandemic has been a once-in-a-century stress test for the United States. Despitestrong evidence that properly resourced public health agencies are crucial in protecting Americans from ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County Public Health Authority Dr. Umair Shah led the state's most populated county through hurricanes, food illness outbreaks, H1N1, Zika, chemical explosions and now, ...

In 2025, the federal government pursued a deliberate strategy to reduce its role in protecting public health. In 2026, the question facing governors, mayors, and local health officials is glaring: ...

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America's ...

In public health circles, there's growing concern that the CDC is being hamstrung in ways that are hurting the pandemic response and that could limit the agency's tools in the future. The federal ...

I've observed in this space in recent days the blatant hypocrisy of our public health authorities with regard to monkeypox -- the same kind of hypocrisy we saw in early Covid, with regard to the Black ...

The fact that some states have passed or are considering legislation that will severely undermine the authority of public health agencies is very disturbing and potentially harmful to the health and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness of the law’s power to impact population health, positively and negatively. COVID-19 revealed how longstanding social inequities—structured by law—can quickly ...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs says he's the decider when it comes to local public health policy. State law says it's Health Department Director Dr. Martha Buchanan, and she sought advice from the ...

Republican senators succeeded in passing a bill undermining government public health authority, but division within the GOP means the bill wouldn't have enough votes to override a gubernatorial veto.