Why do some hospitals have far better maternal outcomes than others – even serving similar patients? It comes down to leadership, accountability, and implementation, says Stanford's Dr. Elliott Main.
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was supposed to meet this week. Medical groups fear upcoming vote could limit vaccines for poor kids.
As U.S. hospitals face an increasing risk of encountering measles, and pressure to immediately spot it, health care workers face an unusual barrier: Many don’t know what it looks like.
The Education Department has used a series of interagency agreements to move important functions to other agencies as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department.
A budget agreement includes what’s referred to as Article 6 of the Public Health Law and aims to restore $60 million in core public health services from an original $90 million that was cut under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2019.
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was supposed to meet this week. Medical groups fear upcoming vote could limit vaccines for poor kids.
As U.S. hospitals face an increasing risk of encountering measles, and pressure to immediately spot it, health care workers face an unusual barrier: Many don’t know what it looks like.
The Education Department has used a series of interagency agreements to move important functions to other agencies as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department.
Why do some hospitals have far better maternal outcomes than others – even serving similar patients? It comes down to leadership, accountability, and implementation, says Stanford's Dr. Elliott Main.
There are likely more people who aren't in quarantine but should be, unaware they’ve been exposed during the normal course of their lives: Going to work, school, and church, shopping for groceries, dining out.
A budget agreement includes what’s referred to as Article 6 of the Public Health Law and aims to restore $60 million in core public health services from an original $90 million that was cut under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2019.
Supporters of the bill say it could expand access to PrEP and PEP, reducing racial disparities, and curb new cases.
Rules requiring advance notice of ACIP meeting agendas enable public input on vaccine policy decisions that impact people’s lives, experts say.
In an interview with Healthbeat, Morse reflects on this challenging moment in public health as Dr. Alister Martin, an emergency room physician in Boston, prepares to take the helm of the health department.
In places like Nigeria, with few psychiatrists, AI could help fill a need. But one researcher says it’s not a replacement for human care and the AI incentive structure is meant to keep you engaged.
The biggest longevity gains have come from improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene, followed by medical interventions, such as vaccines and antibiotics.
With schools closed for winter break, health officials couldn’t get critical information to identify and warn those exposed to measles of need to quarantine.
‘No nurse should have to take on 20 patients in the emergency room by themselves,’ one nurse said, as staffing remains at the heart of the strikers’ demands.
Public health leaders see this year’s World Cup as the world’s largest temporary migration into the United States’ most densely populated urban corridor. They are planning accordingly.
Supporters say people are buying the drug in farm stores, but doctors warn misuse fueled by Covid and cancer misinformation could cause harm.
The development unfolded hours after more than 50 nurses delivered a petition to the union headquarters demanding an investigation into top union leadership over claims that leaders are forcing a vote on a tentative deal that rank-and-file representatives rejected.
The toll could climb even higher if funding continues to drop. Here’s how some philanthropies see their role in this moment.
A legislative committee has proposed five recommendations aimed at reconfiguring the state's public health structure. Increasing state funding isn't one of them.
The tentative deal with the last of the three hospital systems where nurses have been on strike since Jan. 12 will likely put an end to the work stoppage that involved 15,000 people.
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