Public Health
Urge your representatives to pass the Prevent Bleeding Act, to expand access to bleeding control kits
“Every arm counts:” 4 ways to encourage more people in your community to get vaccinated
Every day is a good day to understand the impact of climate change, reduce our emissions and self-treat our stress with a dose of nature
Officials are considering whether a vaccine should be offered to healthcare workers who treat patients with monkeypox
The CDC will decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group
Initial findings showed that if cardiac arrest occurred in public, Black and Hispanic adults were 41% less likely to receive bystander CPR than white people
The provisional 2021 total marked a 15% increase from the previous record, which was set in 2020
Researchers found that signs of past infection rose dramatically when the more contagious omicron variant surged in the U.S.
The County has set up free vending machines for people exiting jails and sent medical teams out with naloxone on their rounds at encampments
David Hodges pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge; his sentence includes probation and a $1,300 fine
Therapeutic Transportation teams are intended to free up police, EMS providers and firefighters, as well as assist in alleviating hospital overcrowding
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
Masks will help when the next wave of infection — likely in fall or winter — endangers hospital capacity again, said Andrew Noymer, a public health professor
A coalition of unions sued to block the mass firings, but a judge ruled in favor of the city Thursday
With the publication of the proposed changes, a public comment period begins, and experts have mixed responses
The unmistakable whiff of smoke is often what first alerts someone to a nearby fire. But what if you can’t smell?
Even though the variant causes a less severe illness for most people, the fact that it is more transmissible means more people are falling ill and dying
Through nearly two years of pandemic, the HEMS industry has been hit hard but proven resilient
The seven masks tested by researchers maintained their function and effectiveness after repeated decontamination with vaporized hydrogen peroxide
Calling the blood shortage the worst in over a decade, organization officials said donations are down 10% since the start of the pandemic
Health authorities also encourage all Americans 16 and older to get a third shot because of the highly contagious omicron variant
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
The CDC is expected to make a ruling on the authorization later in the week
Dr. Paul Offit, an infectious-disease expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, says the next 4-6 weeks will be tough
An updated federal model shows the variant’s rise to dominance is not as steep as initial estimates showed
Small antibody-like proteins known as VNARs will not be immediately available as a treatment, but they could help prepare for future coronavirus outbreaks
The COVID-19 winter strategy also includes sending 500 million free COVID-19 rapid tests to Americans starting in January
Review the major milestones associated with initial vaccine rollout, clinic scale-ups, and the race to determine the efficacy of vaccines on new variants
One year later: I’m thankful for vaccinated EMTs and paramedics and their willingness to serve others with compassion and empathy
The mobile crisis intervention class is planned to run three times a year with cohorts made up of participants from municipalities, nonprofits and community groups
From Operation Warp Speed to debate over vaccine rollout, efficacy and immunity impacts
The infected individual had recently returned from South Africa and was fully vaccinated but had not received a booster shot and was experiencing “mild symptoms,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci
Just two days after its discovery on Nov. 24, the WHO classified the Omicron variant as one of concern
