American Medical News Articles on Public Health

Guidelines call for screening adolescents and adults ages 15 to 65 who are not known to be at increased risk for HIV infection.

Illnesses caused by the bacterium remain at historically high levels, while most other health care-associated infections are declining.

Internists increasingly are managing complex communicable illnesses. The American College of Physicians meeting offered the latest guidance on such diseases.

A major hospital network requires employees to get vaccinated or wear a mask. More than 90% chose immunization.

With millions getting sick from contaminated food, physicians can treat patients and help them avoid infection as well as report cases to public health agencies.

A House panel says the agency didn’t do enough to prevent a meningitis outbreak linked to compounded medications. The FDA says it needs more regulatory authority.

The Association's multimillion-dollar plan, part of a broader strategic direction announced in 2012, aims to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

When levels of ozone and particle pollution are high, the chance of asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death increases.

Evidence shows that tools used in primary care may help identify adults at increased risk but have limited ability to detect the risk in adolescents.

Risk for conditions such as hypertension and high cholesterol were lowered by similar amounts regardless of how fast the runner or walker traveled.

Physicians on the front lines talk tactics in getting their adult patients to lose weight but face substantial obstacles that frustrate them and their patients.