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By THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, delivering the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the…

PITTSBURGH - Highmark's Financial Investigations and Vendor Review department generated more than $245 million in savings from fraud, waste and abuse in 2021 and had a…

A few hundred people rallied on the steps of the state Capitol on Saturday in favor of letting health officials make public health decisions instead of politicians. Signs showed people being "for public health" while other signs spoke…

Here's what the editors of Physician's Briefing have picked as the most important COVID-19 developments for…

A handful of developments this week have underscored that while experts agree COVID-19 is likely here to stay, the future timeline for coronavirus vaccinations remains muddled.An Israeli government advisory committee earlier this week…

The Human Resources and Services Administration awarded Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital a $1.365 million grant…

Communities in Verde have seen a spike in COVID cases over the past three months, according to data compiled…

PHOENIX (AP) - A major health care provider in Arizona will allow employees who have mild symptoms of COVID-19 or who are asymptomatic to continue working at its hospitals and facilities.Due to the rapid spread of the…

The last: Atlantic Canadian health officials say hospitals approach or exceed capacity as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise. Nova Scotia reported 1,145 new laboratory-confirmed cases on Saturday. The…

As the omicron variant increases across the United States, health officials are urging Americans to get their Covid booster shots when they are eligible. However, during press briefings last week, America's foremost infectious disease…

New cases in Sanirajak, Rankin Inlet, Pangnirtung and Iqaluit place restrictions on Christmas Eve Non-essential trips and gatherings stop across Nunavut…

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - With the holidays approaching, concerns about COVID-19 are increasing as many local communities report a spike in cases. In Holyoke, the mayor has chosen not to impose mask wearing at this time, but…

The United States registers an average of 118,717 new cases of Covid-19 every day - 40% more than a month ago - according to data from Johns Hopkins University, and 1,326 deaths from Covid-19 are reported every day on average. This is an…

LANSING, Michigan - State Senator Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect public health workers from threats of violence in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.If passed, it would increase penalties for…

Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New York CitySenator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney are urging the government…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated PressThe arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the United States has prompted health officials in some communities to relaunch contact tracing operations in a bid…

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - The overcast, misty sky matches the somber mood at Tshwane University of…

The pandemic could worsen in sub-Saharan Africa if healthcare workers quit their jobs due to fear of COVID-19, stress, burnout and poor pay, a study suggests. The World Health Organization (WHO) last month released a joint…

In the forests of Jambi province, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, more than half of the indigenous Orang Rimba community does not have a government-issued identity card. Until mid-August, that meant its members could not receive…

Public health officials and outside experts warned the federal government for years before the coronavirus pandemic that the United States was not focusing enough on preventing public health. They were right. Now they are again…

After more than a year of tensions between state lawmakers and public health officials over pandemic-related health orders, a new audit urges the Utah Department of Health to prioritize requests from the Utah Legislature. The Salt…

After a virtually non-existent flu season last year, health officials across Pennsylvania and the country…

MISSOULA - More COVID-19 related deaths are being reported in Missoula County.The Missoula City-County Health Department (MCCHD) reports that as of 1 p.m. Friday, five additional deaths from COVID-19 had been recorded. The MCCHD notes…

During the past month, 26% of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Pennsylvania were vaccinated individuals,…

Valerie Shannon, 48, says being able to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma means everything to her. She will do whatever it takes to get it, she said. So she enrolled in a program at the Goodwill Excel Center, a public…

After weeks of rising COVID-19 cases and a wave of hospitalizations that have strained state hospitals, 20 healthcare facilities in Alaska are now operating to crisis care standards.Switching to crisis standards is often seen as the…

Clean syringes, sterile water, tourniquets and anti-overdose naloxone - these are some of the things people who use drugs need to protect themselves and others from overdoses during the drug…

LANSING, MI - The governor's office urges county health officials to retain K-12 mask warrants amid confusion over state budget provisions 2021-22 that seek to ban health services to issue COVID-19 rules.The budget bill passed earlier this…

At the University of Minnesota, hundreds of faculty and staff say the school system has not taken sufficient precautions as the state sees an increase in cases related to the delta variant. Assistant Professor Bobak Ha'Eri has spent the…

Regional health restrictions will be introduced in the eastern Fraser Valley as the region faces a spike in COVID-19 cases and low vaccination rates, health officials said on Tuesday. The new regional public health order covers…

SAN DIEGO - About six months ago, health and community advocates in San Diego sounded the alarm bells in the face of soaring rates of coronavirus infections in largely Latin American neighborhoods, especially in the South County. Hoping to…

The CDC panel's advice followed weeks of internal disagreement and public debate between health officials and U.S. advisers. In mid-August, President Biden announced plans for a booster deployment, but scientists and regulators were quick…

A series of photos shared on social media brings together five health officials from different countries - but two of the images have been tampered with so that the women in them don't necessarily look like the health image. This post was…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ / Press Release) - Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East Women's Hospital are conducting their triennial community health needs assessment in accordance with federal!-->!-->…

A recent initiative led by Deloitte in collaboration with the Haryana State Government in India, offers a potential remedy for the underinvestment in public health infrastructure that has exacerbated the impact of COVID-19;…

Ritika Khanal (bottom right) of Mountlake Terrace High School praises the Edmonds School District Vocational and Technical Education program at the Edmonds School Board meeting on September 14. The Edmonds School District Board of…

ATLANTA (AP) - A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn bolsters Georgia's drive to vaccinate people against the coronavirus, though some of its pop-up vaccination clinics have struggled to attract people.CORE has offered…

As hospitals in Oregon fill up with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients and the death toll rises, health officials trying to overcome misinformation keep repeating the same advice."Talk to your family doctor," have advised public health…

The Pitt Prescription is a bi-weekly blog where Elizabeth Donnelly, student pharmacist and editor, gives tips on how to stay healthy in college. This edition has been reviewed by Karen Pater, PharmD., CDCES, BCACP. Reluctance to…

By Brendan LaChance on August 31, 2021 Shutterstock CASPER, Wyo. - Some Wyoming hospitals are re-enforcing visitor restrictions as COVID-19 cases increase. SageWest Health Care, which operates!-->…

CARTERET COUNTY - Carteret County health officials reported 107 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday,…

With 119 of Kentucky's 120 counties now in the "red zone," Governor Andy Beshear visited the health heroes at Franklin County Health Department and signed a proclamation to recognize the start of Appreciation Week. health…

At a time when they are needed most, South Dakota faces a shortage of nurses that medical professionals say could negatively affect patient care at state hospitals. The nursing shortage has been going on for years but has…

LUCK: Mayank Gupta, 40, owner of a drug store in Azamgarh, has a new designation: swasthya swayamsevak (health volunteer). Armed with a kit, a few lessons from doctors on the do's and don'ts to avoid the spread of Covid-19, a booklet and…

(Reuters) - Nichole Atherton couldn't take it anymore.Nichole Atherton, an intensive care nurse who has seen a new wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at the hospital where she works, gives a thumbs up in this undated photo in…

After six months of steep decline, COVID-19 cases in Virginia are on the rise again, stimulated by the spread of more infectious variants and a tray in new vaccines. With just over 53 percent of the…

WASHINGTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - July 21, 2021-- As the number of gunshot deaths and injuries soared nationwide, 18 of the nation's most prominent health system CEOs and more than 1,300 medical…

California lawmakers are investing an additional $ 13 million to implement a plan to end the combined epidemics of HIV, hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections. The double-digit increase comes as health officials fear spikes…

George Manahira (left) and another member of his research team spray disinfectant in the community of Andavadoaka.Credit: MAP team The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus arrived in the fishing community…

Submitted photo Over the past year, the field of education - from elementary to college - has faced a barrage of challenges caused by the…

HONOLULU (AP) - A few months after the start of the pandemic, data showed Pacific Islanders were suffering the highest infection rates in Hawaii. But what early figures haven't shown publicly is which Pacific Islanders in the diverse…

By the end of the summer, every New Jersey resident will be legally entitled to purchase the vital opioid antidote, naloxone, without a prescription. And they can then administer it to anyone they think is suffering from a drug…

LANSING, Michigan - Michigan health officials have confirmed 672 new cases of coronavirus and 26 additional deaths since Tuesday.Over the three days, the average number of new confirmed cases is 224 per day.Eighteen of the deaths announced…

July 10, 2021Milton keynesIIT'S NOON in Milton Keynes, and a young woman returns after vocal cord surgery. Her breathing was controlled during the operation, so she is woken up cautiously, surrounded by bruised doctors. A chronic smoker,…

The United States is unlikely to meet its goal of vaccinating 70% of Americans by July 4. Vaccination rates have fallen since the start of the effort, and the incentives to increase them have…

Public lotteries that convince people to receive COVID-19 vaccines raise two fascinating questions: Why does an irrational reward like a lottery ticket work to get people to do what is rational for their health? And can we - should we?…

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are offering free rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in vulnerable Chicago communities and are performing genomic sequencing on samples to identify variants. The research…

MILWAUKEE - Despite criticism from state and local health communities, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson held a press conference on Monday with a handful of people who say they suffered adverse effects from the COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for…