The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director presided over one of the most tumultuous times in the agency’s history, struggling to regain public trust after it was revealed that Trump officials intervened in its pandemic response.
Category: Public Health
Walensky to Leave CDC in June as Covid Emergency Winds Down
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director presided over one of the most tumultuous times in the agency’s history, struggling to regain public trust after it was revealed that Trump officials intervened in its pandemic response.
How CDC's COVID-19 tracking will change as PHE expires
Six days out from the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, hospitalizations and deaths are down and the CDC has released details about what will change in its surveillance of the virus going forward. The major changes? Reporting cad…
WHO ends COVID-19 global health emergency: 2 updates
COVID-19 has dropped to the fourth leading cause of death after being the third in 2020 and 2021, a May 5 CDC report found. On the same day, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said COVID-19 is no longer a global…
Student dies amid outbreak of unknown illnesses at Detroit school
Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of unidentified illnesses at an elementary in Detroit, NBC News reported May 4.
California Says New Cigarettes Appear to Violate State’s Flavored Tobacco Ban
The attorney general is warning two tobacco companies, R.J. Reynolds and ITG Brands LLC, that their reformulated cigarettes appear to violate the state’s ban on flavored tobacco products, based on marketing materials. R.J. Reynolds said Thursday that its cigarettes comply with the law.
Lead Contamination Surfaces in Affluent Atlanta Neighborhood
The Environmental Protection Agency recently confirmed high lead levels in an upscale Atlanta neighborhood. The location stands in contrast to many polluted sites investigated by the federal Superfund program — often in former industrial or waste disposal areas where environmental racism has left marginalized groups at risk.
How data transparency in hospitals propels safety initiatives
Hospitals across the country eagerly await the release of The Leapfrog Group’s Safety Grades in the spring and fall each year. Leah Binder, president and CEO of the organization, spoke with Becker’s about why her organization’s A-F grades are important.
States where 3 HAIs have risen the most since 2019: Leapfrog
Some states saw “alarming” and “dangerous” increases in three specific healthcare-acquired infections, according to Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. The organization’s spring 2023 Safety Grades report was released May 3.
4 notes on how children's hospitals are preparing for the next 'tripledemic'
After an intensive ‘tripledemic’ virus season where flu, COVID-19 and RSV all peaked at high rates nationwide, physicians at children’s hospitals are actively preparing to take on what could be another round this fall, U.S. News reported May 3.
