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Human, Bird, or Dog Waste? Scientists Parsing Poop To Aid DC’s Forgotten River

KFF Health News

Their guide, Trey Sherard of the Anacostia Riverkeeper, started the tour with a well-rehearsed safety talk. Because of the health risks, swimming hasn’t been legal in the Anacostia for more than half a century. The data shows that poop is a problem for river health but knowing what kind of poop it is matters.

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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Quality health care should not have borders. While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. The fields differ, however, in their area of focus.

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This Bill Aims To Help Firefighters With Cancer. Getting It Passed Is Just the Beginning.

KFF Health News

The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act is considered crucial by its supporters, with climate change fueling an increase in wildfire frequency and firefighting deemed carcinogenic by the World Health Organization. What is clear is that, for legislation tying benefits to service-related health conditions, the devil is in the details.

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Government Actions Can Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

The Network for Public Health Law

The Network for Public Health Law (the Network) has released a guide on “Law and Policy Considerations for Workforce Protections from Extreme Heat,” detailing federal, state, and local legal and policy protections for both indoor and outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat on the job. with 2023 setting the record for U.S.

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Is NC dental profession oversight/business model about to change?

NC Health News

His widow vowed shortly after that to do what she could to make sure deep sedation and anesthesia rules were changed so dentists across North Carolina would have to have an anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist present when performing such procedures on patients in a subconscious state.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

” To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, and researchers with expertise in virology, pandemics, veterinary medicine, and more. health security system that would allow other risky new pathogens to take root, too. Case in point: The U.S.

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, and researchers with expertise in virology, pandemics, veterinary medicine, and more. Case in point: The U.S.