NC Health News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

By Jennifer Fernandez Fewer North Carolina children are dying at the hands of a parent or caregiver, according to a new report by a retired leader of the states health system whose career focused on the well-being of children. Vitaglione, now retired, has continued to study child health issues. That amounted to 2.2

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The Hill

JANUARY 16, 2025

That marked an increase from 2002, when cancer incidence in women under 50 years was 51 percent higher than their male counterparts. Middle-aged women, 50-64 years, also saw their relative cancer incidence increase compared to their male counterparts. cases per 100,000 people for women and 77.4 cases per 100,000 people for men.

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The Health Care Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

He wrote a piece in Health Affairs last year arguing with the stance of Medicare Advantage of Don Berwick and Rick Gilfillan (Here’s their piece pt1 , pt2 ). Too many people have been damaged at multiple levels for multiple years by various social inequities and by basic disparities in health. We also published his criticism (Part 1.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Many health risks to pregnant people are well-known, whether its preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or hemorrhage during delivery.Another culprit at the center of the maternal mortality epidemic is firearms. The twin public health crises of gun violence and maternal mortality are not robustly covered. at six months postpartum to 25.3%

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Institute of Public Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Watch summary video In his address, Professor McKee argued that governments will only achieve the best possible outcomes for their people if they invest in their health.

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Gideon

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

million hospital-acquired infections in the United States during 2002, resulting in 99,000 associated deaths (3). The World Health Organization estimates that healthcare workers may comprise as many as one-in-seven COVID-19 cases (17), reflecting a high incidence of hospital-acquired disease. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 3, 2025

Its unlikely any of us who attended AHCJs Health Journalism 2012 conference in Atlanta will ever forget hearing from former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. They spoke about the work they had done and continued to do to improve health nationally and internationally. 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Ga.,

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Gideon

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As our world continues to shrink due to globalization, it is getting harder for public health agencies to monitor and prevent Salmonella outbreaks from imported foods. 2001: 303 cases 2002: 164 cases 2003: 199 cases. Public health agencies worldwide continue to worry about keeping cases down in their respective countries.

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services pointed to a lack of resources and inadequate staff hampering their ability to keep up with complaints. But taxpayer money, such as the federal health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid, shouldnt be used to reimburse facilities where people arent taken care of, she said.

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Gideon

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In some outbreaks, typhoid has primarily affected school-aged children, with cases in infants and toddlers being quite rare. Health-care personnel should follow stool precautions. Typhoid fever in children aged less than 5 years”, Lancet , vol. 1770-82, 2002. Both children and adults contract typhoid fever. 734-7, 1999.

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Gideon

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Vaccination is also essential for health care workers and other people in close contact with high-risk groups, such as infants and young children, older adults, and people with chronic medical conditions. Anyone who develops a fever or has other symptoms after getting vaccinated should see a health care provider right away.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

But first, here’s some public health news you can use (i.e., Your National Disease Health Report There are a lot of sick people out there. Data from Townsend et al ; Table created by YLE Data and communications at Health and Human Services are slowly returning after a 3-week pause. sanity) to start your week. Source: WHO.

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The Hill

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of federal health agencies, and adds new uncertainty to the future of Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

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