The CDC is investigating “hepatitis of unknown cause” in 109 children, including five deaths, agency officials said in a May 5 update.
Category: Public Health
US may see ‘pretty sizable’ fall COVID-19 surge, Dr. Ashish Jha warns
The U.S. may see a “pretty sizable wave” of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter as the virus continues to evolve and immunity wanes, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, MD, said May 8 on ABC News’ “This Week.”
US flu hospitalizations fall for 1st time in months
A total of 3,070 people in the U.S. were admitted to hospitals for the flu for the week ending April 30, marking the first time flu hospitalizations have dropped since January, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
COVID-19 admissions jumped 16.6% last week: 9 CDC findings
The U.S. reported double-digit increases in both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations last week, according to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published May 5.
Rising hospitalizations put CDC’s COVID-19 prevention guidelines to the test
When COVID-19 cases were on the decline in February after reaching pandemic peaks in January, the CDC updated its guidance for informing COVID-19 prevention measures to rely more on hospitalizations and strain on the healthcare system, rather than the …
15M global deaths tied to COVID-19, WHO estimates
Approximately 14.9 million people have died of COVID-19 since January 2020 directly or indirectly, described as “excess mortality,” according to a May 5 report from the World Health Organization.
Sweeping, Limited, or No Powers at All? What’s at Stake in the Mask Mandate Appeal
Dictionaries, public comments, and even an old court case that involved underwear pricing could play a role as the government appeals a ruling that sharply limits federal authority during pandemics.
A Guide to Help You Keep Up With the Omicron Subvariants
How different are the seemingly endless stream of emerging omicron subvariants from one another and how protected are we?
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Leaked Abortion Opinion Rocks Washington’s World
The unprecedented early leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade has heated the national abortion debate to boiling. Meanwhile, the FDA, after years of consideration, moves to ban menthol flavors in cigarettes and cigars. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Shefali Luthra of the 19th, and Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Paula Andalo, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about a family whose medical debt drove them to seek care south of the border.
228 unusual hepatitis cases identified worldwide: 4 updates
At least 228 probable cases of severe hepatitis in children have been reported in 20 countries, the World Health Organization said May 4. Another 50 cases are under investigation.
