Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health officials work to connect the dots during the early stages of an outbreak. Maxiphoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus A cluster ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Created by Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Indiana State Department of Health and the Marion County Health Department, the Public Health Emergency ...

Nigeria’s preparedness for the next pandemic remains constrained by weak surveillance systems, poor data infrastructure and ...

Public health agencies are under pressure to move faster, detect threats earlier, and make better decisions, even as their funding is cut and their authority reduced. While most public health agencies ...

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have increasingly become integral to both clinical care and public health strategies. As digital repositories of patient information, they facilitate rapid data ...

First Responders are often the first to witness signs of an emerging health crisis — an unusual number of overdoses in one neighborhood, a surge in heat-related illness, or a wave of respiratory ...

The state has a cutting-edge system built during COVID but that can detect other viruses and diseases.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. 3D renditions of three respiratory viruses: COVID-19, RSV, and ...

Stakeholders have urged Nigerian states to commit more resources to health security, warning that weak sub-national systems continue ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...