New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a rare, mosquito-borne viral illness called Eastern equine encephalitis an imminent public health threat, The New York Times reported Sept. 23.
Category: Public Health
COVID-19 markers continue to fall: 4 updates
Early and severity indicators of COVID-19 are continuing to wane across the nation, according to the latest CDC data.
Cleveland Clinic finds gaps in men's care
Nearly 2 out of 5 Gen Z men do not have an established primary care provider, and many said they had either never or were unsure if they’d ever had their blood pressure, cholesterol or BMI checked, a recent Cleveland Clinic survey found.
She Was Accused of Murder After Losing Her Pregnancy. SC Woman Now Tells Her Story.
Amari Marsh, now 23, was a student at South Carolina State University when she lost her pregnancy in 2023. She was charged with murder and faced at least 20 years in prison. A grand jury cleared her in August. Now she’s sharing her story.
Florida’s New Covid Booster Guidance Is Straight-Up Misinformation
State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo spread more anti-vaccine misinformation by telling Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines. Vaccine experts and historians can’t remember another state health leader urging residents to avoid an FDA-approved vaccine.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: American Health Under Trump — Past, Present, and Future
Dreaming of a Trump victory, Republicans have a wish list of health policy changes — including loosening Affordable Care Act regulations to make cheaper coverage available and ending Medicare drug price negotiations. Meanwhile, after a publicly reported death stemming from a state abortion ban, Vice President Kamala Harris is emphasizing the consequences of Trump’s work to overturn Roe v. Wade. Tami Luhby of CNN, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins University join KFF Health News senior editor Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more.
US Oropouche cases double: What health systems should know
The number of U.S. Oropouche cases have more than doubled, according to data reported to the CDC through its ArboNET surveillance system.
Abortion Clinics — And Patients — Are on the Move, as State Laws Keep Shifting
Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response. Despite the Supreme Court’s overturning of federal protections in 2022, abortions are now at their highest numbers in a decade.
St. Louis Children's offers free lock boxes to prevent medication overdoses
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is aiming to prevent accidental child overdoses by offering families free lock boxes to safely store medications in their homes.
Virus tied to poliolike illness in children on the rise
A respiratory virus linked to a rare, polio-like condition in children is on the rise in the U.S., according to a Sept. 17 NBC News report.
