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Johns Hopkins, Yale and others are offering scientists and physicians guides for addressing misinformation and disinformation. It's an uphill battle.
The role of public health nurse began in Los Angeles in 1898, and by 1924, there were 12,000 public health nurses, half of them in America's 100 largest cities. Their average annual salary of public health nurses in larger cities was $1390. In addition, there were thousands of nurses employed by private agencies handling similar work.
David Robinson, the health care reporter for the USA TODAY Network in New York, has today's feature article about the mental health crisis facing New York's youth and its dire effects on one ...
IHME also analyzed the US’ health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE), which is the average number of years a person can expect to live in good health. The US’ HALE global ranking is forecast to ...
A health crisis is an emergency or complex health system that affects the public in one or more geographic areas from a particular locality to encompass the entire planet. Health crises generally have significant impacts on community health, loss of life, and on the economy. They may result from disease, industrial processes or poor policy. [1] [2]
In the United States, a public health emergency declaration releases resources meant to handle an actual or potential public health crisis. Recent examples include: Incidents of flooding; Severe weather [1] the 2009 swine flu pandemic, which Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano described as a "declaration of emergency preparedness." [2]
Uganda confirms an outbreak of Ebola, with the first death, a nurse at Mulago National Specialised Hospital in Kampala, being confirmed yesterday. (Reuters) The United States Federal Drug Administration approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals ' new Journavx drug, a non- opioid analgesic used to treat acute pain and potentially eliminate the risks of ...
Answering this question is urgent because the status quo is harming our physical and mental health, robbing us of our optimism, and contributing to division and polarization. Slaven Vlasic/Getty