Public Health
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
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Long-term care facilities are at risk of becoming hotbeds of growth for the fungus that is rapidly spreading across the United States
“Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said
Tests have found polio virus in New York counties with low vaccination rates
The American Ambulance Association details the changing or ending flexibilities and waivers
A second wave is possible but not expected, said Michael Osterholm with the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota
The updated schedule also describes when additional doses of the MMR vaccine or a one-time polio vaccine booster would be recommended
“It’s a mixed story” in which some things could have gone better but others went well, said Dr. Tom Frieden, a former CDC director
With resuscitation in the spotlight this week, the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad raised awareness of how the public can help
Disease activity remains high in many states, and a second surge is possible, experts say
The U.S.'s suicide rate increased by 4% between 2020 and 2021 after falling for two years
With sufficient sign-ons from states, local governments would also be able to sign on to get shares
Much of the increase is driven by older people and those with existing health problems, CDC director says
Mpox was selected after some agencies had independently started using other names such as MPX or MPV
“COVID was the ultimate bully. It bullied every other virus for two years,” said Dr. Mark Griffiths. As COVID-19 rates go down, “they’re coming back full force”
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
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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
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