The nation’s flu positivity rate and hospitalizations continue to climb, with Southeastern and South-Central states reporting the highest levels of activity, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
Category: Public Health
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Midterm Shake-Up
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. The predicted Republican “red wave” was a no-show in this week’s midterm elections, but the margins in both the U.S. House and Senate are so small that […]
WHO: $88M needed to curb Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization published an emergency appeal Nov. 9, calling for $88.2 million to curb Uganda’s Ebola outbreak and prevent the virus from spreading to other districts in the country as well as neighboring countries.
Homelessness Among Older People Is on the Rise, Driven by Inflation and the Housing Crunch
In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters are reporting that people older than 60 are a growing proportion of their populations.
Pediatric COVID-19 cases jump for 2nd week
COVID-19 cases among children have been rising nationwide for two consecutive weeks, according to a Nov. 3 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
COVID-19 deaths down 90% since February: WHO
COVID-19 deaths have fallen significantly over the last nine months, but the world must remain vigilant as new subvariants spread, the World Health Organization’s top official said Nov. 9.
Abortion Issue Helps Limit Democrats’ Losses in Midterms
Although control of Congress was still undecided Wednesday, Republicans seemed poised to take power in the House, while the fate of the Senate remained too close to call. Economic issues were at the top of voters’ minds, but abortion access also played a large role in their decisions.
Admissions for young patients with eating disorders rose during COVID-19’s first year
Among young people, demand for both inpatient and outpatient care for eating disorders grew in the first year of the pandemic, according to a case series study published Nov. 7 in JAMA Pediatrics.
National and State Analysis of the Role of Health Care and Abortion in the Midterm Available through KFF Online Dashboard
Health Care Costs Were Among Economic Concerns for Voters Motivated by Inflation, and Abortion Was a Motivating Factor for Many Democratic Voters and Women Inflation was widely expected to be the driving issue for voters on Election Day, and poll resul…
Be alert for Ebola, CDC reminds clinicians
The CDC issued an Ebola update for clinicians Nov. 7, encouraging them to remain alert amid rising cases in Uganda.
