COVID-19 hospitalizations increased by 12.1 percent week over week per the most recent CDC data, which was last updated July 31.
Category: Public Health
‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care
Opponents of the wave of state legislation say the measures place health providers’ preferences over patients’ rights.
Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market
Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous nicotine inside.
EG.5 makes up 11% of US cases: 7 notes on the new subvariant
Health officials have recently started tracking EG.5, an omicron relative that accounts for an estimated 11.4 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases.
The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers
The annual cost of lecanemab treatment quadruples if the expense of brain scans to monitor for bleeds and other associated care is factored in. The full financial toll likely puts it beyond reach for low-income seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s, experts say.
5 states with the highest long COVID prevalence
Almost 6 percent of U.S. adults — about to 20.1 million people — are experiencing long COVID, according to the CDC’s most recent data.
For nearly 6 million women, US is a 'dangerous' place to deliver: Report
Access to maternity care in the U.S. is dwindling for millions of women, according to a newly released March of Dimes report.
What health experts believe may help boost vaccine uptake this fall
Health experts anticipate confusion over risk levels, COVID-19 fatigue and a number of other factors to hinder uptake of new vaccines this fall. Something that could help? Health officials and providers sharing the message that COVID-19 shots, like the…
Leprosy may be endemic in Southeast, CDC says
Cases of leprosy are increasing in Central Florida, fueling a growing body of evidence that the condition has become endemic in the Southeastern U.S., according to the CDC.
Epidemic: Do You Know Dutta?
Who gets credit for wiping smallpox from the planet? American men have been widely recognized while the contributions of South Asian public health workers have been less celebrated. Episode 2 of the “Eradicating Smallpox” podcast tells the story of Mahendra Dutta, an Indian public health leader, whose political savvy helped usher in a transformative approach to finding and containing smallpox cases.
