Tag: Safety & Public Health
Dual-Use of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes Tied to Same Toxicant Exposure as Cigarettes Alone
Authors say dual use does not protect health
Emergency Care Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable in the United States
Threats include increasing demand, patients with increasingly complex needs, and falling payments for physicians
CDC Denies Milwaukee’s Request for Help on Lead in Schools
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- When officials in Wisconsin's largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
All-Cause Mortality Increased From 2020 to 2021 Nationwide
Increase was slower in Medicaid expansion states, resulting in net decrease from 2018-2019 to 2021-2022
Judge Blocks Cuts to $11 Billion in Public Health Funding
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion in...
Kansas and Ohio Report Surge in Measles Cases Amid Outbreaks
Even without these two expanding clusters, the total number of cases in the U.S. has exceeded the case count for the entire year of 2024
2009 to 2019 Saw Increase in Avoidable Mortality in United States
Decrease in avoidable mortality seen in most comparator countries from European Union and OECD
Oklahoma Now Reporting Measles Cases Related to Texas/New Mexico Outbreak
A total of 321 cases have been reported in the outbreak, which began earlier this year in Gaines County, Texas
RFK Jr. Says New HHS Decisions No Longer Required to Be Open for Public...
Newly appointed health secretary believes processing the comments under the Richardson Waiver puts too heavy a burden on the department
U.S. Ends Funding for Thousands of Global Health Programs
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has ended funding for some 5,800 global health programs, cutting...
