Losing ground in the Republican primary, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his top medical advisers dismissed the recent federal recommendation that almost everyone get an updated covid shot.
Category: Public Health
Women less likely than men to get CPR in public
Women are less likely than men to receive CPR in public places, but older people, especially older men, are less likely to get CPR in private locations, new research has found.
Watch: Thinking Big in Public Health, Inspired by the End of Smallpox
A conversation about how the lessons from the victory over smallpox could be applied to public health challenges today.
Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers
Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.
Arkansas resident dies from brain-eating amoeba
The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting one resident has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a splash pad at the Country Club of Little Rock, according to a Sept. 14 news release.
2 scenarios for virus season admissions: CDC
This fall and winter, U.S. hospitals could see similar levels of capacity and resource strain as last year, the CDC said in a Sept. 14 outlook on respiratory virus season.
Social Security Overpays Billions to People, Many on Disability. Then It Asks for the Money Back.
Beneficiaries in five states described what happened when they received demands to return overpayments that reached up to tens of thousands of dollars or more.
Rural Nursing Home Supporters Fear Proposed Staffing Standards Will Trigger More Closures
The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict many rural facilities would struggle to meet it.
A New Covid Booster Is Here. Will Those at Greatest Risk Get It?
The CDC says everyone over 6 months old should get the new covid booster. But the emergency response mechanisms that supported earlier vaccine campaigns are gone. As one expert wonders: How to get boosters to people beyond Democrats, college graduates, and those with high incomes?
HHS launches program providing free COVID shots to the uninsured
The HHS has officially launched its Bridge Access Program to support access to free COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured Americans, according to a Sept. 14 news release.
