Category: Public Health

Hygienists Brace for Pitched Battles With Dentists in Fights Over Practice Laws

In a battle reflecting turf wars around the country, Illinois dentists defeated legislation that would have allowed hygienists to practice in nursing homes and prisons where dental care can be scarce.

‘You have to believe the patients’: Q&A with physicians at post COVID-19 clinic

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Recruiting retired staff, volunteers: 3 things North Dakota is doing to boost healthcare workforce

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Flu cases up 23% compared to 2020, Walgreens’ data shows

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Public health short on staff, funding and authority: 4 takeaways

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US to lift restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers

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US renews COVID-19 emergency declaration for 7th time

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CDC releases data on COVID-19 cases, deaths by vaccine type: 5 things to know

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4 states still overwhelmed by COVID-19 hospitalizations

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What Will It Take to Boost Vaccinations? The Scene From Kentucky’s Back Roads

With Kentucky in the grip of a covid surge, public health workers are taking their vaccination campaign house to house and church to church, trying to outmaneuver the fantastical tales spread on social media and everyday hurdles of hardship and isolation.