The recent article by Danielle Crittenden, “The Danger of Fat Acceptance: The Average American Woman Is Now a Size 18” is more of the same perpetuation of our society’s deeply internalized diet culture, weight blaming, and shaming of …
Category: Public Health
COVID-19 admissions increased 14% this week: 10 CDC findings
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all increasing nationwide as the highly transmissible omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to spread, according to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published July 15.
US monkeypox response is lagging, physicians warn
As reported monkeypox cases climb to 1,470 in the U.S. and hit nearly every state, health experts say the delayed response to the outbreak is eerily similar to the onset of COVID-19.
California’s Public Health Tax Is Dead for the Year
A ballot measure that would have taxed California millionaires to boost public health funding will not be on the November ballot. But the tech titans who bankrolled the effort say they are negotiating with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration to get more money without imposing new taxes.
As Big Pharma Loses Interest in New Antibiotics, Infections Are Only Growing Stronger
Existing drugs still treat most infections. But that has discouraged investment in new drugs that will be needed when — not if —the old ones fail.
Global hepatitis outbreak surpasses 1,000 cases: 4 updates
At least 1,010 probable cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been identified among children in 35 countries, the World Health Organization said July 12.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life After ‘Roe’ Is … Confusing
A rapidly changing landscape for abortion has left patients, providers, employers, and lawmakers alike wondering what is and is not legal and what to do next. Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress have resumed negotiations on legislation to lower drug prices and, potentially, continue expanded insurance subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Is it time to update the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?
As the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant spreads nationwide and the federal government is encouraging booster shots for eligible adults, some experts are questioning whether it’s time to update the definition of “fully vaccinated.”
US monkeypox cases surpass 1,000: 4 notes
As of July 13, 1,053 monkeypox cases have been confirmed across 41 states and Washington, D.C., according to the CDC.
Twitter nicknames BA.2.75, but WHO says it’s not official
News outlets have been referring to BA.2.75 — the latest omicron relative catching experts’ attention — as “Centaurus,” but the World Health Organization has not assigned it a name.
