Veterans Affairs’ electronic health records aren’t friendly to blind- and low-vision users, whether they’re patients or employees. It’s a microcosm of America’s health care system.
Category: Public Health
5 Things to Know About Montana’s ‘Born Alive’ Ballot Initiative
A ballot measure that seeks to protect infants following failed abortions would impose stiff penalties on health care providers in Montana.
A personal mission to get obese patients on GLP-1 agonists
Admittedly, this comes to you from a place of concussion-inducing-head-banging-against-brick-walls-level frustration. For the past year, I have made it a personal mission to get people suffering from obesity on GLP-1 agonists. These drugs are all in th…
The new era of COVID-19 surveillance
Alternate data sources — such as wastewater surveillance and population surveys — are emerging as the most effective ways to track local COVID-19 virus trends amid unreliable case data and a departure from daily reporting cadences, Betsy Ladyzhets wrot…
US unveils plan to boost pandemic preparedness: 4 key objectives
The White House on Oct. 18 unveiled a strategy to bolster the nation’s ability to respond to future pandemics and other biological threats, including an objective to manufacture enough of a new vaccine to protect the population within 130 days of a new…
Deadly bacterial infections surge in Florida after Hurricane Ian
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Florida is seeing a spike in infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus. The bacteria lives in warm, brackish sea water and may cause severe illness and death.
Boston University defends research involving lab-made COVID-19 strain
Boston University is defending a study involving a lab-made hybrid COVID-19 strain amid national scrutiny.
CDC takes more action in response to Uganda’s Ebola outbreak: 4 updates
The CDC has activated its emergency response structure in response to Uganda’s Ebola outbreak, which has infected at least 54 people and killed 39, agency officials said during an Oct. 12 call.
Where BQ.1 is most prevalent: 5 notes on the new COVID-19 variant
CDC estimates indicate a new omicron variant, BQ.1, and its descendent BQ.1.1 account for 11.4 percent of cases nationwide. The pair have been dubbed “escape variants” for their ability to escape immunity and are currently most prevalent in New York an…
US COVID-19 cases to rise by end of October, Mayo forecasts
While COVID-19 cases have been falling for more than three months, modeling from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic suggests this trend will reverse by the end of October.
