Numerous viruses that were seemingly dormant during the pandemic are returning in new and atypical ways, CNBC reported June 10.
Category: Public Health
WHO team works to investigate pandemic’s origins
The World Health Organization’s advisory group studying the origins of COVID-19 said bats likely carried an ancestor of the coronavirus that may have then spilled over into a mammal sold at a market, but added that more data is needed to study how the …
Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
The Biden administration is considering whether Medicaid, which pays the bills for 62% of nursing home residents, should require that most of that funding be used to provide care, rather than for maintenance, capital improvements, or profits.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a Shot at Gun Control
The U.S. House passed a package of bills seeking to keep some guns out of the hands of children and teenagers, but its fate in the Senate remains a big question mark. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission takes on drug and hospital prices. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Cori Uccello of the American Academy of Actuaries about the most recent report from Medicare’s trustees board.
WHO warns monkeypox could become ‘established’ outside Africa: 5 details
Global health officials are warning of the potential for monkeypox to become endemic outside of Africa if the current outbreak isn’t contained, NBC News reported June 8.
US to tap 100 children’s hospitals in vaccine rollout for young kids
Pending authorization from federal regulators, vaccinations for the nation’s estimated 19 million children younger than 5 could be available as soon as June 21, The Wall Street Journal reported June 9.
700+ unusual hepatitis cases reported in 34 countries: 4 updates
Global health officials have identified more than 700 probable cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children in 34 countries, the World Health Organization said June 8.
Monkeypox cases, by state
The CDC has confirmed 40 monkeypox cases in 14 states and the District of Columbia as of June 8.
10 Minnesota systems to collaborate on gun violence solutions
Ten Minnesota health systems have declared gun violence a public health crisis and are partnering on creative solutions to prevent gun violence at a local and national level.
A Deep Dive Into the Widening Mortality Gap Across the Political Aisle
Research out this week examines how an area’s political environment can affect its mortality rate.
