Epidemiology

The U.S. has recorded its first homegrown malaria cases in decades—but there’s no need to panic.

Her research examines how environmental pollution and extreme weather—alone and in combination with neighborhood and socioeconomic factors—impact population health.

Chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, asthma, HIV infection, and mental illness may be greatly undertreated in the U.S. jail and prison population.

How rumors, travel, and politics help infectious diseases flourish.

Lab leak or spillover event? While it’s important to understand how the pandemic started, we should be working now to prevent both scenarios—either of which could spark a future pandemic.