Health experts across the globe are monitoring a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Africa driven by the omicron “sister variants” BA.4 and BA.5, The New York Times reported May 2.
Category: Public Health
CDC issues clinician recommendations for testing, treating bird flu
The CDC in an April 29 health advisory issued recommendations on testing and treating (A)H5N1 bird flu for clinicians and public health workers.
What a medium COVID-19 risk level means: 5 notes
As COVID-19 cases rise nationwide, some cities and counties have reentered “medium risk” categories for virus transmission this week.
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
Even the savviest Medicare drug plan shoppers can get a shock when they fill prescriptions: That great deal on medications is no bargain after prices go up.
Abortion Politics Lead to Power Struggles Over Family Planning Grants
Conservative-leaning states and nonprofit reproductive health care providers are competing over control of states’ Title X funding for family planning programs.
Vaccinated, seniors make up growing share of COVID-19 deaths: Washington Post
As the share of deaths among older Americans and those with immunocompromising conditions who have been vaccinated grows, unvaccinated people no longer account for the overwhelming majority of COVID-19 deaths, The Washington Post reported April 29.
COVID-19 admissions to rise in May, CDC modeling shows
Modeling suggests COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations will continue to rise in the coming weeks, though national levels are still down significantly from this winter’s omicron surge.
A subdued COVID-19 climb: What 4 experts make of it
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising nationwide for the first time since January, though totals are still down significantly from last winter’s omicron surge.
Downsized City Sees Its Health Care Downsized as Hospital Awaits Demolition
A 124-year-old hospital in a midsize Rust Belt city in Indiana will soon be torn down, despite protests from residents and city officials decrying the loss of local health services. The Catholic hospital system said it is downsizing the 226-bed hospital because of a lack of demand for inpatient care, as the organization has been building new hospitals in wealthier suburbs.
California Opens Medicaid to Older Unauthorized Immigrants
Starting May 1, low-income unauthorized immigrants over age 49 became eligible for full Medicaid health coverage, a significant milestone in California’s effort to expand coverage.
