The governor wants to make it easier to involuntarily hospitalize those with severe mental illness in an effort to stem violence on streets and subways. Some mental health advocates and legal experts have qualms.

Among states, Georgia has the highest rate of new HIV infections, but residents — especially women and Black patients — are often not getting PrEP, a lifesaving preventive drug, data shows.

Using data from public rat sightings and inspections between 2007 and 2024, the researchers examined 16 cities around the world and found two-thirds saw increases in rat populations. New York City saw the fourth-highest spike in rats.

In the U.S. public health system, local and state health departments collect and own the data rather than the federal government. With uncertainties surrounding federal data sharing, this provides a sort of firewall.

New York-Presbyterian has removed references to gender-affirming care for young people from its website and won’t address questions about those services, days after a Trump order threatening federal funding to hospitals.

A task force convened by the American Psychological Association found little evidence that zero tolerance policies have improved school climate or school safety and said they may create negative mental health outcomes for students.

State wastewater sites in the metro Atlanta area and eastern Georgia show rising levels of flu and Covid virus over the past two weeks, as does the percentage of emergency department visits for the illnesses.

At a GSU Clarkston health fair, workers expressed pride in their efforts to contribute to metro Atlanta’s well-being. But many worried whether actions threatened by Trump could hamper their mission.

Chaos at the federal level, as President Donald Trump takes office with moves to cut spending, are injecting uncertainty into the state’s budget process.

The unprecedented freeze on the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report has sparked concerns about political meddling.

New York City has received $154 million from settlements with the pharmaceutical companies that drove the opioid crisis, a total that will reach $500 million by 2040.

Since 2011, ICE has not been allowed to arrest people in “sensitive locations,” including hospitals, schools, daycare centers, and places of worship. Last week that policy was revoked.

Controversy over raw milk reflects the push-pull the Trump administration faces in rolling back regulations and offering consumers more choices. The CDC recommends against consuming raw milk, and the FDA bans its interstate sale.

In a new report, city officials detail their proposals to reduce mortality from heart disease, diabetes and screenable cancers, which disproportionately impact Black New Yorkers.

The person wasn’t vaccinated against the virus and had been traveling within the United States, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Two Senate committees will question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system.

Trump has issued executive orders that may signal the end of the U.S. holding considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs.

With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels — even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child.

Other respiratory diseases of concern, like Covid and RSV, also appear to be spreading slower than a few weeks ago.

No human cases of bird flu have been confirmed statewide. But animal cases have emerged — including on a Long Island poultry farm.