A group of public health experts wants the American Public Health Association to replace Dr. Leana Wen as a panelist at the APHA’s annual meeting in November in Boston. Dr. Wen, research professor of ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Three months after abruptly firing Dr. Allison Arwady as the city's top public health official, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced he has nominated Dr. Olusimbo "Simbo" Ige as the next ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday he has appointed Dr. Olusimbo "Simbo" Ige to become the new commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. Dr. Ige currently works as ...

Today, Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying on Capitol Hill for the first time since leaving public service. As the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and our nation prepares to hear from him, ...

The city’s Health Department is bracing for a turbulent year for public health as 20% of its budget — roughly $600 million in ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling for a multipronged effort to reduce gun deaths, modeled on campaigns against smoking and traffic fatalities. By Ellen Barry The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento – As announced earlier today by Governor Gavin Newsom, Dr. Erica Pan will become the next Director and State Public ...

Dr. Fernando Sanchez has been named Laredo’s public health authority and medical director under a new two-year agreement approved by City Council.

Shalon Irving’s 2017 death brought national attention to maternal mortality among Black women in the US. This essay remembers her life and legacy. Shalon MauRene Irving, PhD, MPH, MS, CHES, an ...

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Jennifer R. Chevinsky as the county’s new Public Health Officer. She succeeds Dr. Geoffrey Leung, who recently announced his decision to step ...

SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS CELEBRATING A NATIONAL ACCREDITATION. IT WAS A RIGOROUS AND VOLUNTARY REVIEW IN WHICH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET OR EXCEED NATIONAL STANDARDS ...