Public Health

Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.

Severe depression, loneliness, and adversity may increase the risk of cognitive decline and dementia later in life.

A new study finds potential links between democratic erosion and the rising death rate in the United States.

Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.

Data sources that “teach” artificial intelligence could amplify and worsen disparities in health care, says law professor Nicholson Price. Those data sources are not representative and/or are based on data from current…

Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, yet before the pandemic, it killed more people than any other infectious disease.

The kick-off article to this series shared a startling statistic: Forty percent of the world’s population is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and most of the people in this…

Yes, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away.

One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.

Neighborhood walkability may promote specific aspects of neighborhood social health, which together are beneficial for physical and mental health. These findings provide additional impetus for enhancing walkability of US communities.

How do you teach kids about science when there is so much scientific misinformation and conflict over the truth about coronavirus, vaccines and masks? For the staff at the National…

After recent cases in Florida and Texas, authorities are advising the public to drain standing water sources to keep mosquitoes from multiplying.