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Many people assume obesity is caused by inactivity and burning fewer calories. But our diets — and excess calorie intake — ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by ...

The Torstar Open Data Team produces articles using data and automation. Topics include weather forecasts, highway closures, ...

If Secretary Kennedy truly wants to restore confidence in our public health system, then he should let the science speak for ...

This essay is the first in a 4-part series I’m calling Rural Health Resilience—a look at the state of rural health in America ...

In its first summer tour, the health department is trying to reach more people who otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to arrange a doctor’s appointment.

Chicago teens are learning how to make communities healthier through a new summer public health program at UIC.

A new federal law will reduce funding for Medicaid health coverage on which 250,000 Allegheny County residents depend.

As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious disease to spread rampantly.

Even as reliance on self-insured, or self-funded, plans shrinks across the country, the insurance option is growing in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to the far-reaching social implications of emerging infectious diseases, bringing ...