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The CDC released some new flu data to the public on Friday, despite the Trump administration’s halt of nearly all scientific communication coming from federal health agencies.
Reported cases of dengue in the Americas nearly tripled to a record high of over 12.6 million this year, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths, the Pan American Health Organization ...
Health and environment Uganda confirms an outbreak of Ebola , with the first death, a nurse at Mulago National Specialised Hospital in Kampala , being confirmed yesterday. (Reuters)
Johns Hopkins, Yale and others are offering scientists and physicians guides for addressing misinformation and disinformation. It's an uphill battle.
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]
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]
Seasonal flu activity is elevated across most of the country, according to the latest reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and experts say this is expected to continue for ...
The critical and vast role that Change, a little-known health technology business, plays within America’s sprawling $4.5 trillion health system has been a revelation to nearly everyone in the ...