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The city is recommending that all people experiencing homelessness or using drugs get vaccinated to help prevent an outbreak.

Local health authorities say reaching out to homeless populations was key.

Check out this long read about the effects of the opioid epidemic on the nation’s criminal justice system.

Advocates say the state’s response to new infections was “too low and too slow.”

The World Health Organization’s goal to end the epidemic will be “narrowly missed,” says a new study.

The bill is intended to help local governments act more efficiently to future outbreaks.

Drinking untreated water has been linked to hepatitis A, salmonella, E. coli, giardia and other dangerous diseases.

Could addiction to prescription painkillers and heroin and fentanyl be jeopardizing America’s standing as a global power?

The Deputy Director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention on how to improve hepatitis outcomes..

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a $750 million investment to build public health tools and resources that will help indi...