A top official at the National Institute on Drug Abuse says scientists are understanding the biology of opioid use better and getting a handle on the latest crisis: vaping.

A person experiencing a heart attack is treated with respect by society. A person experiencing addiction generally isn’t. Do we need a culture shift?

Marijuana is America’s most popular illicit drug, and users contend it is harmless and non-addictive. Research shows otherwise – particularly for still-developing adolescent brains. Heavy use is correlated with worse life outcomes.

The USDA funds programs that get food into schools and low-income homes. Tom Vilsack, back for his second stint in the job, aims to get more eligible people onto the USDA food assistance rolls. Poor nutrition is as much a problem as hunger, he tells journalists.

Agriculture accounts for 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 10% of U.S. emissions. Meanwhile, better diets could slash emissions, disease and mortality. Three experts on food and the environment detail what can be done to change both.

A leading vaccine specialist says it’s time to put aside distrust in the process that should get a coronavirus vaccine to most Americans’ arms by spring.

In a small Colorado town, a police officer shot a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Two reporters explain what it taught them about mental health in rural America.

Experts are worried about a potential increase in suicide as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps around the world. But they’re hopeful the risk can be mitigated.

For reporters covering the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, a history of the deadly influenza pandemic offers guidance on what authorities shouldn’t do.

The U.S. needs an estimated $11.5 billion to house an aging population.

Experts at the University of Maryland have long been involved in developing vaccines for emerging diseases. Now they are at work on one for coronavirus.

What you and your audience need to know.

Reporters must put a human face on local public health issues.

Researcher cautions reporters against “falsely balanced reporting” on vaccine hesitancy.

Can public health officials do anything to eliminate the vast differences in health by community or income?

At Institute Pasteur in Paris, researchers help develop new vaccines for emerging threats.

What used to be old-fashioned detective work has morphed into high-tech science.

From malaria to emerging pathogens, center at the University of Maryland seeks to equalize health by pursuing new vaccines.

After measles hit the Pacific Northwest, Washington state officials sprang into action.

Helping reporters sort fact from fiction.

An industry researcher describes new technologies used to develop new vaccines.

An official with March of Dimes details his work to help boost vaccines worldwide.

Politics and science collide, leaving public skeptical of what scientists considered settled.

From AIDS to Zika, Dr. Anthony Fauci has led U.S. policy and research on four decades of infectious diseases.

FDA also works with industry to help spur vaccine development.

A childhood vaccination experts explains why some people skip widely recommended immunizations.

Politics often colors the world of vaccines.

A longtime member of the federal vaccine recommendation committee details how the process works.

A CDC official describes the efforts taken to help prevent disease outbreaks.

As Arkansas sees outbreaks of infectious diseases, how do officials there respond?

A public health dean lays out some of the most important trends in public health.

A public health official describes how government policies can actually be successful in boosting public health.

A former big city public health commissioner who now works for a private health system talks about how to boost the wellness of a community.

A tech-based public health organization uses Twitter to do what the public health professionals have long done.

Not having a home is more than an issue of shelter – it also has a profound impact on whether people get essential health services.

A top federal scientist describes how understanding the brain’s reaction to pain and to drugs might help mitigate the opioids crisis.

The leader of the nation’s top addiction research institute says scientists are gaining new insights into alcohol, drug and other addictions.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the nation’s top infectious disease specialist for more than three decades and has different lessons to learn from the country’s public health epidemics.

By 2020, officials in Chicago hope to accomplish 82 objectives, with the idea that they can raise health outcomes across the city. The city’s top health official gives an update.

The U.S. is tackling its obesity problem with a little success, but significant problems remain and contribute to additional medical problems.