The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health

For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language personal ...

Dr. Ed Simmer, interim head of Department of Public Health, no longer in job on last day of session

Dr. Ed Simmer, the embattled interim director of South Carolina’s Department of Public Health, was out of his job on the final day of the 2026 legislative session, ending the tenure of a pandemic-era ...
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Dr. George Howard, Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics, retires after 23 years at the UAB School of Public Health

George Howard, DrPH, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, retired from the UAB School of Public Health on November 1, 2022. Dr. Howard’s career in Public Health and Medicine ...

A doctor and his wife gave $50 million so public health could act before the next crisis

A $50 million donation from Dr. Jonathan and Karin Fielding to UCLA's School of Public Health in 2012 highlighted the ...