Category: Public Health

Preexisting conditions jump in women entering pregnancy, BCBS data suggests

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News

Racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths most prominent in younger patients

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News

Church linked to largest COVID-19 outbreak in Oregon

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News

1 in 5 people worldwide at higher risk for severe COVID-19, study finds

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News

Face mask policies prevented up to 450,000 COVID-19 cases, study suggests

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News

COVID-19 pandemic could cause US births to drop by half a million next year, report shows

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News

Future COVID-19 vaccine will be free for some, White House says; 9 states see record increases — 6 updates

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News

California Taps Libraries and Tax Offices To Recruit 20,000 New Disease Detectives

As California begins one of the largest contact-tracing training programs in the country, many of the new recruits will be librarians: who are known to be curious, tech-savvy and really good at getting people they barely know to open up.

Pandemic Upends The Lives Of People With Disabilities — And Of Their Caregivers

Wisconsin already faced a shortage of caregivers who offer crucial health services and independence to their clients. Then the pandemic struck. In a survey of nearly 500 Wisconsinites with disabilities and older adults, every respondent said the pandemic had disrupted their caregiving service.

Volunteers recruited to combat vaccine misinformation online

Read the full post on Becker's Hospital Review – Healthcare News