Category: Public Health

US hits record number of STDs 6th year in a row

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Pause on J&J vaccine complicates access for vulnerable populations, officials say

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4 Things to Know About the J&J Covid Vaccine Pause

The messaging surrounding vaccine safety and efficacy may mean as much as the science.

A Year Into Pandemic, Federal Officials Design New Mask Guidelines to Better Protect More Workers

Changes would allow N95 sales for industries other than healthcare and signal an end to the hospital practice of reusing the masks considered essential for worker safety.

Analysis: I Was a Teenage Rifle Owner, Then an ER Doctor. Assault Weapons Shouldn’t Count as ‘Guns.’

The United States has undergone a cultural, definitional, practical shift on guns and what they are for.

Syphilis Cases in California Drive a Record-Setting Year for STDs Nationwide

New data released Tuesday from the CDC shows sexually transmitted infections reached an all-time high in 2019. The biggest spike was in syphilis cases, which rose 74% between 2015 and 2019. Leading the country in syphilis is California, where men who have sex with men make up half the cases.

12% of children with COVID-19 hospitalized, study finds

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What proportion of UK variant cases are circulating in each state?

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How common are these 3 variants in the US?

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Hispanic Americans see highest COVID-19 hospitalization rates across US: 6 CDC findings

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