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Flu vaccines drop among kids despite record deaths last year: CDC

The Hill

30, about 36 percent of the nations children aged six months to 17 received a flu vaccination, a drop from last years 43 percent. Between 2009 and 2024, flu vaccinations were 19 to 60 percent effective in protecting against variants of the virus, CDC data show. Fewer children in the U.S.

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Building the next generation of public health workers

NC Health News

By Rachel Crumpler The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the critical role of public health workers. The work was visible as society reeled from an unprecedented health emergency that disrupted life for so many. Even though we might be out of the public health emergency, we have ongoing needs.

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How do we integrate training in Generalism in medical education?

Better Health For All

An ageing population with multiple long-term conditions highlights the need for training tomorrow’s doctors with skills such as Generalism, leadership and an interprofessional approach to patient care. COVID-19 has further emphasised the significance of public health as a speciality and rekindled wider interest in health inequalities [1].

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Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Emerita Has Died

Black Health Matters

According to the PBS documentary “Free to Dance,” Jamison was already tall at age six, so her parents enrolled her in dance to complement her exceptional height with grace. According to the New York Times, she and her older brother, John Jr., lived in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and were exposed to lots of music.

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How has cardiovascular disease contributed to the rural–urban life expectancy gap?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

in rural areas, but by 2005–2009, the difference was greater (78.8 Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data on all 51,998,560 deaths in the US during 1999–2019, we first compared, over time, rural and urban life expectancy at age 25. We found that, from 1999 to 2009, the gap between urban and rural counties grew.

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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids 

Frontiers

Prior to publication, the distinguished scientists worked with young reviewers aged 8-15 to ensure their articles were interesting and understandable for young readers. The Ribosome – The Factory for Protein Production According to the Genetic Code , written by Ada Yonath , awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009.

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The Dose (November 1)

Your Local Epidemiologist

Here is a dose of public health that may help you forget the stress of the elections. Participation in the study involves completing surveys about your health. They are particularly looking for people ages 50 and older or those living with chronic health conditions, but anyone over 18 in the United States is eligible to join.