The CDC is reporting a peak in respiratory illnesses across the U.S., with COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus driving rising emergency department visits and test positivity rates.
Category: Public Health
What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump’s new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.
Pennsylvania hospitals' maternal health 'action plan'
Pennsylvania hospitals aim to tackle maternal health challenges with a new action plan from the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Creating Chaos at HHS
President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday and by Wednesday had virtually stopped scientific policymaking at the Department of Health and Human Services. While incoming administrations often pause public communications, the acting HHS head ordered an unprecedented shutdown of all outside meetings, travel, and publications. Meanwhile, Trump issued a broad array of mostly nonbinding executive orders, but notably none directly concerning abortion. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Rodney Whitlock, a former congressional staffer, who explains the convoluted “budget reconciliation” process Republicans hope to use to enact Trump’s agenda.
5 long COVID study findings to know
Women and patients with multiple COVID-19 infections face an increased risk of developing long COVID, recent studies suggest.
Long-Covid Patients Are Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments
The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion to long-covid research without any new treatments yet brought to market. Patients and scientists say it’s time to push harder for breakthroughs.
The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans
To deliver on pledges from the new Trump administration to make America healthy again, policymakers will need to close gaps in longevity among racial and ethnic groups.
How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?
This policy watch provides a short overview of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), describing its history, budget, organizational structure and its major programs and responsibilities.
$800M+ vaccine investment aims to boost pandemic readiness
HHS is investing more than $800 million in vaccine development and manufacturing capacity to strengthen the nation’s response capabilities to emerging infectious disease threats, including bird flu.
16 states report high respiratory virus activity: 5 notes
Respiratory illness activity remains elevated across the U.S., with emergency department visits and positive test rates rising for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, according to the CDC.
