Public Health
What is measles and why is it so important we’re all up to date with our MMR vaccine? – UK Health Security Agency
More than 1 in 10 eligible children under the age of 5 in England haven’t had the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine or are only...
How we protect the UK from vector-borne diseases like dengue and West Nile virus – UK Health Security Agency
Vector-borne diseases - illnesses transmitted to humans by organisms such as mosquitoes and ticks - account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases...
Proposed Legislation to Boycott Opioid Manufacturers Would Undermine the Public Health Response to Opioid Overdose
Over the past year, several bills that would impose novel restrictions on the purchasing of naloxone and other opioid antagonists (medications that reverse opioid...
Racial Equity Impact Assessments: A Valuable, Yet Underutilized, Tool to Address Structural Racism
Structural racism and other forms of discrimination are deeply embedded in laws, policies, and government actions. However, law can also be used to confront...
A parent’s guide to keeping kids healthy this school year –...
With kids getting back into the classroom, now is a good time for parents to familiarise themselves with some of the common illnesses that...
How cutting-edge AI technology could hold the key to forecasting the...
Pinaceae (pine) pollen
On the roof of a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) lab, at Chilton’s Harwell Science Campus in Oxfordshire, a new chapter in...
Network for Public Health Law Among Leading Public Health Organizations Joining...
The Network for Public Health Law (Network) announced today it has joined an amicus brief in the Moyle v. United States case before the...
How are we tracking mpox in the UK? – UK Health...
Surveillance is the ability to identify potential threats as quickly as possible and share the resulting data widely. It is one of the tools...
