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 ...

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 ...

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 ...