Responsibility for public health protection from communicable diseases exists at three government levels in the U.S. (federal, state/tribe, and local/municipal), with states having the authority to ...

In a recent post, I mentioned that I tentatively support UC's new requirement that all students, faculty, and staff get vaccinated against the flu. (I say tentatively because it's possible that the ...

There was a 13% decrease in confirmed communicable diseases (CDs) in Carteret County in 2024 compared to the previous year, ...

Lifting the coronavirus shutdown in the Cincinnati region, states and the nation largely rests on counties and cities performing an unsung but vital task of public health, contact tracing. Here are ...

Gut dysbiosis is associated with many non-communicable human diseases, but the mechanisms maintaining homeostasis remain incompletely understood. Recent insights suggest that during homeostasis, ...