NPR Health
OCTOBER 29, 2024
If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of mycoplasma pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.
Climate for Health
OCTOBER 28, 2024
October is Children’s Health Month and as the Southeast picks up the pieces after hurricanes Helene and Milton, I, like many other parents, look at my own kids with increasing concern about the ailing world they will inherit.
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Public Health Insider
OCTOBER 22, 2024
How many personal care products do you use every day? From toothpaste to makeup and shampoo, the number can add up fast. This is a concern because some cosmetics and personal care products contain dangerous chemicals that can harm our health. The post Ask the Toxics Docs: Tips to choose safer personal care products and cosmetics appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
Public Health Newswire
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Annual Meeting attendees lined up to meet their favorite public health authors and editors at the APHA Press book signing event.
Public Health Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2024
In the vast expanse of life’s ocean, sometimes we find ourselves sailing towards a destination we never quite envisioned. My journey from being a Merchant Navy Officer to becoming a Public Health Inspector is a testament to the unpredictability of life and the power of embracing change.
CSTE
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Last month, CSTEs leadership and two CSTE Board Members traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in an educational congressional briefing titled Public Health Academy: The Power of Public Health Data. This event is a popular series with congressional staff and is co-hosted by the Coalition for Health Funding , CDC Foundation , and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Climate for Health
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Climate change is one of the most pressing public health issues of our time. We’ve seen record-breaking heat, devastating wildfires, storms and prolonged droughts impacting our health and mental well-being.
Public Health Insider
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Healthcare systems in the Puget Sound region have updated their joint guidelines for masking in hospitals and outpatient clinics during respiratory illness season. This means local healthcare facilities may require patients, visitors and employees to wear masks when respiratory illnesses such as flu and COVID-19 are circulating widely in the community.
Public Health Newswire
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Photos from Monday’s activities.
Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Californians have lower levels of toxic chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm in their bodies than people in the rest of the country, according to a new study. California has the strictest chemical regulations of any state, and its policies are more stringent than federal chemical laws. This study is the first one assessing whether those regulations have resulted in lower levels of toxic exposures.
CSTE
OCTOBER 3, 2024
For more than 20 years, CSTE has regularly conducted Epidemiology Capacity Assessments (ECAs) to track the state of our applied epi workforce in state and territorial health departments. These assessments illustrate whator rather, whois needed to respond to emerging health threats, and where were at risk of falling behind. The latest ECA, our eighth overall, was just released and reflects data gathered from JanuaryApril 2024.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 26, 2024
In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.
The Hindu
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Global efforts to understand and manage long Covid post-pandemic, with varied symptoms and limited treatment guidelines worldwide.
Public Health Insider
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Finding breast cancer early through regular check-ups can save lives by allowing doctors to treat the cancer more effectively and improve survival rates. The Breast, Cervical, and Colon Health Program (BCCHP) provides free and confidential screenings for those who need them. The post Why early breast cancer screenings are even more important in Washington appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
Public Health Newswire
OCTOBER 28, 2024
American Indian/Native Alaskans suffer disproportionately from chronic ailments.
KFF Health News
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Bird flu cases have more than doubled in the country within a few weeks, but researchers can’t determine why the spike is happening because surveillance for human infections has been patchy for seven months. Just this week, California reported its 15th infection in dairy workers and Washington state reported seven probable cases in poultry workers.
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Air travel review reveals sporadic SARS-CoV-2 transmission, with mask use and seating proximity key to infection risk.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 27, 2024
'Parts work' or Internal Family Systems is a type of talk therapy that’s surged in popularity. Here’s how it works and how it can help with stress.
The Hindu
OCTOBER 24, 2024
According to the government the recent 50% hike in prices of commonly used drugs was sanctioned keeping in mind the larger public interest and to ensure continued availability of drugs
Public Health Insider
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Gun violence prevention takes a community of people looking out for each other. In this comic strip, we go behind the scenes to see how a community member works to prevent violence in his King County neighborhood. The post “I got you”: the work of a Violence Interrupter appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.
Public Health Newswire
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Panelists who appeared in the film talk about how to better raise awareness of the good works of public health.
Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 23, 2024
PITTSBURGH — Pollution from Pennsylvania’s three remaining coal-based steelmaking plants cause an estimated 50 to 92 premature deaths each year, according to a new report. The report , published by Industrious Labs, an environmental advocacy organization focused on decarbonizing heavy industry, looked at pollution and health data to estimate the total, facility-level, and state-level costs of the 17 coal-based steelmaking plants that are still in operation across the U.S., located in Indiana, Oh
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Researchers review existing evidence on the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution in the form of fine particulate matter on the risk of developing asthma.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 25, 2024
As more states ban gender care for youth, doctors and clinics in Minnesota are building up capacity to help the influx of trans patients who are traveling or moving to the state for care.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 17, 2024
A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60 percent globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive northern boreal forests.
The Hindu
OCTOBER 29, 2024
While most vaccines generate memory B-cells, not all of them turn into long-lasting plasma cells, and herein lies the rub
Public Health Newswire
OCTOBER 28, 2024
APHA tracking project has tallied over 260 declaration adoptions since 2018.
Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 23, 2024
This story was originally published in The New Lede , a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. New types of Roundup weed killing products marketed to U.S. consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy group.
KFF Health News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — It was hard enough for Stephanie to get methadone treatment when she moved to Florida from Indiana last year. The nearest clinic was almost an hour’s drive away and she couldn’t drive herself. But at least she didn’t have to worry about the cost of care. As a parent with young children who was unable to find a job after moving, Stephanie qualified for Medicaid despite Florida’s tight eligibility rules.
NPR Health
OCTOBER 25, 2024
How do you encourage women to report domestic violence? In one Pakistani city, there's a new strategy: sending in female cops on pink scooters.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Researchers developed a rating system to evaluate the plausibility of climate model simulations in the IPCC's latest report, and show that models that lead to potentially catastrophic warming are to be taken seriously.
The Hindu
OCTOBER 24, 2024
RTI activist K.V. Babu had filed a complaint with the Prime Minister’s public grievance cell over violation of Section 106 A(C) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
News Medical Health Sciences
OCTOBER 30, 2024
PhD in Public Health candidate Elaine Russell and her mentor Kenneth Griffin, professor in the department of Global and Community Health, in George Mason University's College of Public Health, worked with Tolulope Abidogun, also a PhD in Public Health student, and former Global and Community Health professor Lisa Lindley, now of Lehigh University, to analyze data from the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA III) in an effort to understand how univers
Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
CALI, COLOMBIA– Más de 23.000 líderes, activistas ambientales e investigadores se reunirán esta y la próxima semana en Cali, Colombia, para la COP16 de las Naciones Unidas sobre biodiversidad, un evento trascendental para el futuro de los animales, plantas, hongos y microorganismos del mundo. En la reunión, 196 países transformarán las metas del Marco Kunming-Montreal de 2022 , firmado durante la última cumbre de biodiversidad, en acciones concretas para detener a los principales motores de la p
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