On Saturday, July 23, 2022, the WHO declared monkeypox a public health crisis after the second International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting. According to the New England Journal...
The relationship between salt intake and health is not yet fully understood. However, a study published in the European Heart Journal found that adding salt beyond its use in cooking correlated with an...
The Rockland County Health Department in New York recently announced the first polio case since 2013 in an unvaccinated adult patient. Increased vaccine hesitancy has led to lower vaccination rates,...
A recent publication found that adolescents' physical activity decreased by 17 minutes during the covid-19 pandemic. Previous studies have already noted a general reduction in physical activity and...
On July 12, 2022, the Biden Administration announced plans to reduce and manage the spread of BA.5, a COVID Omicron subvariant, in a White House press statement. According to the release, 80% of COVID...
A CDC report on antimicrobial resistance found that hospital-onset infections and deaths from antimicrobial-resistant infections rose 15% during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. Data...
The first cases of diphtheria in over 30 years were announced by Healthy North Coast (HNC), a non-profit Australian government initiative. Since the 1990s, there have been no new cases of diphtheria in...
The Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion recently published a study that found sex differences in COVID sequelae and long COVID. The study involved a literature review of multiple...
The CDC advised college and university students, as well as gay and bisexual men living in parts of Florida, to get the MenB or MenACWY vaccine as an outbreak of meningococcal disease takes hold in the...
As a result of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision and President Biden’s response, the HHS secretary announced their plans to provide access to abortion care. Last Friday,...
Nature Biotechnology recently published a review on the impact of smartphone apps on the COVID pandemic. The evaluation aimed to observe how smartphone apps can inform epidemiology and prevent disease...
On June 20, an article was published highlighting that income and education impacted the risk of late diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study noted that areas with lower income and...
Last week, the Lancet published an observational study that concluded a reduced risk of developing long COVID when infected with the omicron versus the delta variant. The CDC defines long COVID,...
According to a 2022 study published in BMJ Global Health, the global prevalence of Lyme disease has increased to 14.5%. Many sources attribute this increase to the impending climate change crisis. As...
The AMA’s press release urging the FDA to approve over-the-counter sales will revolutionize accessibility to oral contraceptives. Female contraceptives in the United States are offered in...
In a recent press release, the American Medical Association (AMA) made a stride in addressing the effects of climate change on human health by declaring climate change a public health crisis. The AMA...
The FDA, CDC, and state and local partners have been investigating a recent hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to fresh organic strawberries in the United States and Canada.
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CDC officials are releasing doses of the JYNNEOS vaccines and pledging to boost the national stockpile after multiple cases of the rare disease, monkeypox, emerged in the United States. Currently, the...
A nationwide shortage of baby formula intensified this month, leaving around 31% of stores out-of-stock and prompting the federal government to take action to accelerate production.
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A manufactured set of chemicals — polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — are found in a large group of industrial products, including non-stick cookware and waterproof clothing. Recently, a...
