public health

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Anyone who may have been exposed to measles should first determine whether they have been vaccinated against measles by checking their immunization records, the public health department advised.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

She told MSPs: "A public health approach means being clear about the harms and taking a holistic approach to addressing these."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Aid returning to Ituri with Ebola-specific funding would be more effective if public health aid simply hadn’t left in the first place.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Transparency, particularly the “radical transparency” that this administration has promised, requires a clear accounting of who made these decisions, what evidence was considered and why longstanding public health approaches were changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Might Martian microorganisms returned to Earth pose a public health hazard?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan