Public Health
Identify, isolate, and inform: The current situation on COVID, Ebola and Monkeypox
With the U.S. now leading the world in monkeypox cases, providers should be aware of the symptoms and how to properly treat patients
FirstNet’s Paul Patrick on resolving communication challenges during MCIs, pandemic response
Provisional CDC data shows a downward trend from last year’s record-high tally of more than 107,000 American losses
“We’re very happy about it as you can imagine, fuel costs being what they are right now,” said Executive Director Stacey Hicks of the Princeton Rescue Squad
“The safety equipment industry deserves high praise for your work during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said the physician-scientist
Kelsay Irby wrote an opinion piece expressing her dedication to patients “no matter what it might cost”
The CDC changed the contractors who run the National Provider Network for some 25,000 and the prescription drug benefits for the whole program
The rate of deaths directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and had been increasing in the prior two decades
The deals call for most of the funds to be used to fight the drug crisis, but neither company admitted wrongdoing
“People need to be smart about it when they’re in places where this rare amoeba actually lives,” said former public health epidemiologist Brian Labus
CDC issues Health Advisory Network Health Advisory, for healthcare workers to be aware of the Ebola outbreak
The severity of recent illnesses and toxicity concerns Robb Bassett with the Poison Control Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Central Kitsap Chief Jay Christian: “The charge nurse said twice, ‘we’re drowning,’ ... they only had five nurses on duty and 45 patients in their waiting room”
The trend of cooking chicken in the cold medicine could lead to an overdose of acetaminophen
Nearly 400 people a day are dying from COVID-19, but the public psychological impact has become less profound
The new Medicaid-supported plan allows the state to provide and expand programs like Eugene-based CAHOOTS, whose crews include paramedics
EV-D68 virus occasionally can cause experience limb weakness and a progressive form of paralysis in young children, and it appears to be increasing
Staffers have been trained in administering the nasal spray, and the program is set to expand citywide
The mandate, lifted Tuesday, is being dropped now because the omicron subvariant BA.5 has become dominant, the county’s public health officer said
Over 15,000 cases have been confirmed, and five pediatric cases have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Many changes were announced, but the full slate must be approved by the Department of Health and Human Services secretary to go forward
“We are making it possible for anyone who needs to be tested to do so,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
The CDC will issue its recommendation on vaccine administration after an upcoming vote
Grady EMS medical director, Dr. Lekshmi Kumar, said that the team is trained and expects more such calls
The agency removed its prior masking recommendation to avoid ‘confusion’ about the disease, for which 35 cases have been reported in the U.S.
Experts say that when overdoses happen, adults can monitor some kids at home, but those with slowed breathing or other symptoms should be taken to a hospital
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
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