Category: Public Health

New Moms Behind Bars Get Help From Someone Who’s Been There

Nina Porter of Indiana spent most of her adulthood behind bars, even raising an infant daughter in prison. Now out of prison, she’s drawing on her struggles to create a program that helps other moms get by in a sometimes unwelcoming post-prison world.

5 regions see uptick in visits for flu, COVID-19 symptoms: 4 CDC updates

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Tracking the White House outbreak: Who has COVID-19 & when they were diagnosed

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World sees 1M cases in 3 days; Trump no longer poses transmission risk, physician says — 4 COVID-19 updates

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Webinar: How Might the Pandemic Affect Health Premiums, Utilization, and Outcomes in 2021 and Beyond?

As the coronavirus pandemic enters its eighth month, we are still facing uncertainty about what the long-term impact of the crisis will be for the health sector, and for patients. However, the extent to which costs grow, and how the burden is distribut…

COVID Takes Challenge of Tracking Infectious College Students to New Level

Amid a surge of college coronavirus cases, some local and state health departments have been scrambling to properly trace contacts and assign cases across state and county lines.

With Senate Control at Stake, Trump and COVID Haunt Ernst’s Fight to Keep Her Seat

In less than six years, Sen. Joni Ernst has gone from being a rising star in the Republican Party to running neck and neck against a political newcomer. A poll last month showed more than 1 in 3 Iowa voters think Ernst’s relationship to President Donald Trump is “too close,”  and her comments about the coronavirus death toll sparked a backlash.

COVID Stalks Montana Town Already Saddled With Asbestos Disease

Residents of a small Montana community exposed to decades of asbestos contamination are taking extra precautions to keep COVID-19 away.

A Reconfigured U.S. Supreme Court: Implications for Health Policy

U.S. Supreme Court decisions shape health policy in important ways. The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, if confirmed, is expected to establish a solid 6:3 conservative majority that could affect case outcomes in several areas. This issue brief c…

Pregnancy, abortion rates among young women decreasing since 1973

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