Flu activity continues to increase across the U.S., according to the latest CDC data. For the week ending Nov. 11, 2,721 patients with laboratory-confirmed flu cases were admitted to a hospital — up from 1,962 the week prior.
Category: Public Health
CDC, WHO report alarming rise in measles cases, deaths
About 22 million children who were eligible for measles vaccinations in 2022 did not receive them, according to a joint report from the CDC and the World Health Organization, published Nov. 17. Not only has it left a large population of children suscep…
No states earn 'A' grade on preterm birth rates: March of Dimes
For the second year straight, March of Dimes has given the U.S. a “D+” for its high preterm birth rate, according to the group’s annual report card on maternal and infant health.
Uptake of new COVID shot grows
Nearly 14% of the nation’s adult population — about 35 million people — have received the new COVID-19 shot, according to updated estimates from the CDC.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again.
Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown for the second time in six weeks, as Democrats came to the rescue of divided House Republicans over annual spending bills that were supposed to be finished by Oct. 1. But the brinksmanship is likely to repeat itself early in 2024, when the next temporary spending patches expire. Meanwhile, a pair of investigations unveiled this week demonstrate how difficult it still is for seniors to get needed long-term and rehabilitation care. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
WHO deems loneliness a 'pressing health threat'
The World Health Organization is elevating loneliness as a “pressing health threat” and organizing leadership to drive evidence-based solutions at a global level.
HHS creates long COVID committee
On Nov. 16, HHS launched an advisory committee on long COVID, a condition that studies have found affects 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients.
It’s Getting Harder to Find Long-Term Residential Behavioral Health Treatment for Kids
Intermountain Residential in Montana is one of the only facilities in the United States that offer long-term residential behavioral treatment for kids as young as four. Now, administrators say they’re not sure how long it can keep its doors open.
FDA warns Amazon over sale of unapproved eye drops
The FDA has issued a warning letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy over the sale of unapproved eye drops.
3 in 5 children don't receive needed flu medicine, VUMC study finds
Sixty percent of children diagnosed with the flu aren’t receiving antiviral medications, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers.
