The US health department on Friday declared a public health emergency for California in response to devastating wildfires in ...

The public health emergency was put in place retroactive to Tuesday, enabling these measures under federal law.

The expanding wildfires in Southern California have prompted more evacuation orders overnight while the Los Angeles County ...

A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year.

As Donald Trump prepares to step into the presidency for a second term, his approach to managing public health emergencies ...

Emergency room visits with influenza are now "very high" nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said ...

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County a public health emergency.

Providence City Council urged McKee Thursday night to declare homelessness a public health emergency. More lawmakers sent a ...

Though the number of unhoused people has been steadily rising, the governor has pushed back against a declaration. “I would ...

When rules established that were intended to keep people health and safety do the opposite by limiting housing and shelter ...

A group of Rhode Island legislators are asking Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday declared a public health emergency for California to address ...