Leana S. Wen

The world has been fixated on the wrong public health crisis.

Highly infectious and lethal disease is likely to be more rampant than reported as health services are overrun

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of public health threats.

For weeks, the media has been fixated on whether a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people could lead to the next pandemic. (The answer is almost

Federal regulators are allowing sales of unapproved e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches.

The peptide craze is replacing rigorous clinical trials with unfettered self-experimentation.

Athletes pumping their bodies with chemicals to maximize performance sets a terrible example for everyone else.

Vaping nicotine is not an approved method to stop smoking cigarettes. It also comes with harms.

New research shows how cigarette companies brought their addiction playbook to the food industry.

Vaccine misinformation isn’t new. These tried-and-true methods work to combat it.