The White House has paused funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology and is seeking to permanently cut off U.S. funding for the Chinese lab, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg.
Category: Public Health
5 areas children's hospitals need to address before future pandemics
Children make up 25 percent of the population and emergency preparedness should reflect their needs, a July 17 report from the Children’s Hospital Association urges.
5 COVID updates you may have missed
As of July 8, COVID deaths in the U.S. had dropped 20 percent from the previous week, according to CDC data.
Michigan officials issue alert for swine flu after county fair pigs test positive
Health department officials have issued an alert after multiple pigs became infected with swine flu at the Oakland County Fair in Pontiac, Mich., around July 14, according to a news release.
Epidemic: The Goddess of Smallpox
To defeat smallpox in South Asia, public health workers had to navigate the region’s layered cultural ideas about the virus. They also dreamed big. In Episode 1, host Céline Gounder wonders how the U.S. might tap into similar “moral imagination” to prepare for the next public health crisis.
Timeline: The Final Years of the Campaign to End Smallpox
Many people working in global health thought eradicating smallpox was impossible. They were wrong. Season 2 of the Epidemic podcast, “Eradicating Smallpox,” is a journey to South Asia during the last days of variola major smallpox. Explore…
Extreme heat drives healthcare costs up $1B each summer, report finds
Rising global temperatures and extreme heat are costing healthcare about $1 billion each summer, according to a report jointly released by the Center for American Progress and Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.
Syphilis outbreak declared in Houston
The Houston Health Department reported a syphilis outbreak for a 128 percent increase in cases among women.
Is obesity really a disease?
Obesity is unquestionably a major risk factor for disease and an increasingly serious societal problem, but is it actually a disease? I would argue that obesity, defined purely by a BMI of >30, is really just a number – an objective finding. In the…
In Older Adults, a Little Excess Weight Isn’t Such a Bad Thing
Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.
