The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any point in 80 years of records. More than 3% of Native American babies born in South Dakota last year had the preventable and curable — but potentially fatal — disease.
Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest
Infection rates in this region of the Southwest — the 27,000-square-mile reservation encompasses parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah — are among the nation’s highest.
Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission
Gun violence has exploded across the U.S. in recent years — from mass shootings at concerts and supermarkets to school fights settled with a bullet after the last bell.
How the CDC plans to improve public health messaging in a post-COVID world
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes from memory, the CDC is still grappling with public distrust in the wake of its communications blunders. Here’s how the agency plans to rebuild trust.
A record number of Californians are visiting emergency rooms for dog bites