With all the controversy surrounding childhood vaccination, it is important to note that this vaccine may just save your child's life. I know my child will be in line for her meningitis vaccine when she reaches the appropriate age.
AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- A second Illinoisan died from complications of swine flu, state health officials said Wednesday, prompting renewed warnings that the v...
Jim Luce | Posted 06.15.2009 | World
The deaths of African children are all about food, water and cooking stoves. There is usually no public health system in place to address this tragic litany of otherwise very approachable issues.
David Holtgrave | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living
Last Thursday President Obama released a deeply disappointing 2010 budget proposal with only a small increase in domestic HIV prevention funding.
Aruna Kashyap | Posted 06.08.2009 | World
Decades of research have shown that reporting is a critical first step in determining what policies and measures are needed to lower the risk of death in pregnancy and childbirth.
Sarah Lovinger | Posted 06.04.2009 | Chicago
As new flu cases wane and the news cycle shifts, it's natural to ask: was this response appropriate or over the top?
AP | Posted 06.03.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- State health officials say Illinois has three confirmed cases of swine flu and 96 probable cases of the illnesses. The Illi...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Friday that he will oppose legislation that would give people the option of a public health insurance plan. The move put...
Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics
Our public health system has been under-funded for decades and there are many existing gaps that leave us vulnerable, particularly if the swine flu becomes more severe and lethal.
Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
Solar power needs to be integrated into public health approaches across Africa going forward, just as AIDS drugs have been during the past several years.
Jacob M. Appel | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics
While one has every right to oppose abortion, one should not necessarily have a right to do so while occupying the scarce and precious position of an obstetrics resident.
Chicago Public Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 04.22.2009 | Chicago
There's a little-noticed public health crisis brewing in Illinois. It's not especially sexy, but it's serious. It's connected to life-threatening ailm...
Scott Dodd | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green
Where does your drinking water come from? Natural historian Sidney Horenstein has been asking that question around New York City for decades. The ans...
Christopher Gavigan | Posted 04.03.2009 | Living
According to the March of Dimes, 1 in 33 babies born in the US have a birth defect -- about twice as many as in China.
Harold Pollack | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics
Wanting to light a candle rather than to curse the darkness, I got together with some health activists and especially the leadership team at Doctors for Obama to organize a quick petition drive.
Josh Ruxin | Posted 03.09.2009 | World
The so-called gag rule has been a tragic mistake in the real world, especially in Rwanda, where HIV/AIDS and unplanned pregnancies are rampant.
John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics
If Congress have lost sight of what this economic crisis is about and whom the stimulus plan is supposed to be helping, perhaps the following sobering statistics will serve as a reminder.
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 03.02.2009 | World
When does denial of health care amount to a human rights violation? Zimbabwe is facing a humanitarian crisis. The cause of the crisis is a political one.
Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
While I respect the opinions of those who oppose abortion, I do not understand why those same leaders would then oppose policies proven to reduce abortions.
Sunil Chacko | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics
For dying patients with no therapy that is working, compassionate use programs exist to provide drugs in phase II or III clinical trials when the patient was ineligible to participate in the trial.
Amy L. Fairchild, Ph.D. and Ronald Bayer, Ph.D. | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
Like the provision of medical care to the ill, an effective health system -- which keeps children and adults from becoming sick in the first place -- depends on both vision and commitment.
John Sauer | Posted 02.21.2009 | World
The most practical investment we can make in global public health is plumbing. If we recognize the illnesses caused by poor plumbing, we will save millions of lives each year.
Roy M. Pitkin | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living
The 20th century brought many, many improvements in health. But by far the most remarkable was the incredible increase in the safety of childbearing.
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green
Cut off from Wall Street, hordes of nuke lobbyists will descend like radioactive locusts on this gargantuan stimulus package. They must be stopped.
Jodi Jacobson | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living
Syringe exchange and other tales of corrupted policy are the neglected underbelly of the global AIDS success story of the Bush Administration, undermining efforts to prevent new infections.
Sarah Lovinger | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living