Public Health
Review the major milestones associated with initial vaccine rollout, clinic scale-ups, and the race to determine the efficacy of vaccines on new variants
One year later: I鈥檓 thankful for vaccinated EMTs and paramedics and their willingness to serve others with compassion and empathy
From Operation Warp Speed to debate over vaccine rollout, efficacy and immunity impacts
鈥淲e鈥檙e very happy about it as you can imagine, fuel costs being what they are right now,鈥� said Executive Director Stacey Hicks of the Princeton Rescue Squad
鈥淭he safety equipment industry deserves high praise for your work during the COVID-19 pandemic,鈥� said the physician-scientist
Kelsay Irby wrote an opinion piece expressing her dedication to patients 鈥渘o matter what it might cost鈥�
The CDC changed the contractors who run the National Provider Network for some 25,000 and the prescription drug benefits for the whole program
The rate of deaths directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and had been increasing in the prior two decades
The deals call for most of the funds to be used to fight the drug crisis, but neither company admitted wrongdoing
鈥淧eople need to be smart about it when they鈥檙e in places where this rare amoeba actually lives,鈥� said former public health epidemiologist Brian Labus
CDC issues Health Advisory Network Health Advisory, for healthcare workers to be aware of the Ebola outbreak
Identify, isolate, and inform: The current situation on COVID, Ebola and Monkeypox
The severity of recent illnesses and toxicity concerns Robb Bassett with the Poison Control Center at Children鈥檚 Hospital of Philadelphia
Central Kitsap Chief Jay Christian: 鈥淭he charge nurse said twice, 鈥榳e鈥檙e drowning,鈥� ... they only had five nurses on duty and 45 patients in their waiting room鈥�
The trend of cooking chicken in the cold medicine could lead to an overdose of acetaminophen
Nearly 400 people a day are dying from COVID-19, but the public psychological impact has become less profound
The new Medicaid-supported plan allows the state to provide and expand programs like Eugene-based CAHOOTS, whose crews include paramedics
EV-D68 virus occasionally can cause experience limb weakness and a progressive form of paralysis in young children, and it appears to be increasing
Staffers have been trained in administering the nasal spray, and the program is set to expand citywide
The mandate, lifted Tuesday, is being dropped now because the omicron subvariant BA.5 has become dominant, the county鈥檚 public health officer said
Over 15,000 cases have been confirmed, and five pediatric cases have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Many changes were announced, but the full slate must be approved by the Department of Health and Human Services secretary to go forward
FirstNet鈥檚 Paul Patrick on resolving communication challenges during MCIs, pandemic response
鈥淲e are making it possible for anyone who needs to be tested to do so,鈥� said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
The CDC will issue its recommendation on vaccine administration after an upcoming vote
Grady EMS medical director, Dr. Lekshmi Kumar, said that the team is trained and expects more such calls
The agency removed its prior masking recommendation to avoid 鈥榗onfusion鈥� about the disease, for which 35 cases have been reported in the U.S.
Experts say that when overdoses happen, adults can monitor some kids at home, but those with slowed breathing or other symptoms should be taken to a hospital
Officials are considering whether a vaccine should be offered to healthcare workers who treat patients with monkeypox
The CDC will decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group
Initial findings showed that if cardiac arrest occurred in public, Black and Hispanic adults were 41% less likely to receive bystander CPR than white people
The provisional 2021 total marked a 15% increase from the previous record, which was set in 2020
Researchers found that signs of past infection rose dramatically when the more contagious omicron variant surged in the U.S.
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