Norovirus Outbreaks: Public Health Official Warns of New Strain
The highly contagious illness has reached its highest levels for this time of year in more than a decade, according to the latest CDC data.
Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading
Taking precautions to protect yourself from the quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of bringing an illness into the new year.
Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise
A Canadian teen's severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, which has seen a steady rise in human cases across the U.S. According to a news release,
Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk: 'Significant Public Health Concern'
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
‘Worrisome’ mutations found in bird flu virus from Canadian teenager
The fate of a Canadian teenager who was infected with H5N1 bird flu in early November, and subsequently admitted to an intensive care unit, has finally been revealed: She has fully recovered. But genetic analysis of the virus that infected her body showed ominous mutations that researchers suggest potentially allowed it to target human cells more easily and cause severe disease — a development the study authors called “worrisome.
Public health alert issued for Ohio-based company’s beef
A public health alert has been issued after concerns that frozen, raw ground-beef products may be contaminated with foreign material. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
The FDA’s Evolving Role in Public Health
A discussion of the development of consumer protection law in the US through the enactment of key legislation and formation ...
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Michael Dowling: 6 priorities for health leaders in a new era of change and disruption
Michael J. Dowling is president and CEO of Northwell Health, New York's largest healthcare provider and private employer.
A silent epidemic: India's overlooked oral health crisis
A s the country plans its trajectory to become Viksit Bharat by 2047, a critical but neglected aspect of public health ...
Public health vending machines in Boston offer naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test strips
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s commissioner of public health, said the vending machines and kiosks are a “low-cost, ...
Butte County warns public of bird flu detected in local poultry flock; risk remains low
The Butte County Public Health Department is warning the public about Bird Flu detection in a backyard poultry flock in the ...
Madison County Public Health to offer free radon-testing kits
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Public Health is offering residents free radon-testing kits while supplies last. On Jan. 3, ...
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He is a professor of internal medicine in the School of Medicine and a professor of health management and policy in the School of Public Health... A. Mark Fendrick, M.D., is Director at the ...
Elton John jokes about his recent health struggles as he makes first public appearance since eye infection
The 77-year-old singer revealed in an Instagram post in September that his vision has been affected in his right eye after ...
Ground Beef Sparks Health Alert Over Metal and Plastic Fears
The raw ground beef "may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically hard plastic and metal," according to the USDA.