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The CDC Lacks a Rural Focus. Researchers Hope a Newly Funded Office Will Help

In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published multiple reports analyzing health disparities between rural and urban populations.

The Future of Cancer Screening Is Here: A Simple Blood Test You Can Take at Your Doctor’s Office

Recognizing an increasing risk in younger adults, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its guidelines in 2021, lowering the recommended screening start age from 50 to 45.

Medical Brain Drain: A Global Health Emergency We Can No Longer Ignore

The migration of healthcare workers from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to high-income countries (HICs) — the so-called “medical brain drain” — is not a new phenomenon. But its scale and impact have reached a point where we can no longer turn a blind eye.

People Still Travel to Wartime Ukraine – I’m Among Those Who Do

Ukrainians are on the Public Health Frontlines