Rats can spread infectious diseases and are among the city's most elusive public health threats.
Some members of the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board say the move could expand efforts to prevent overdoses.
The bacteria, which was found in a daycare center and other areas used by children, can cause Legionnaires’ disease
Essential but overlooked, community health workers helped roll out the Covid-19 vaccine in Baltimore. In New York, they’re embedded on primary care teams throughout the city.
The current policy was adopted by city agencies in March — eliminating a five-day quarantine requirement and instructing individuals to remain at home until their symptoms improve.
Rats can spread infectious diseases and are among the city's most elusive public health threats.
A Morehouse School of Medicine researcher has persuaded the health system to urge a simple blood test and earlier screening.
Some members of the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board say the move could expand efforts to prevent overdoses.
California is cracking down on people living outside like never before, taking an aggressive new stance to dismantling and clearing encampments.
The bacteria, which was found in a daycare center and other areas used by children, can cause Legionnaires’ disease
Seven cases have been identified in Georgia this year. Avoiding mosquito bites is the best defense.
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat, which is already the No. 1 weather-related killer in the U.S.
Essential but overlooked, community health workers helped roll out the Covid-19 vaccine in Baltimore. In New York, they’re embedded on primary care teams throughout the city.
State governments are slashing budgets that feed local health departments.
The current policy was adopted by city agencies in March — eliminating a five-day quarantine requirement and instructing individuals to remain at home until their symptoms improve.
The vaccine has a short shelf life, and many doses expired last year and had to be thrown out.
Numbers don't give the whole picture. Photovoice fills in the gaps with faces and voices of everyday people in East Point.
Listen to Tuesday's segment for a public health update on Covid, mpox and HIV, as well.
Concerns are growing about undiagnosed illness among farmworkers because of a lack of testing and safety precautions.
The virus is primarily transmitted to humans when mosquitoes feed on infected birds and then bite people.
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A government program that provided the vaccines for free is ending this month. State and local health departments won't be able to bridge the gap.
Once widely distributed for free by the federal government, Covid-19 vaccines are now sold commercially. And a CDC program that covered the cost for the uninsured is ending.
Although public health officials recommend the newly approved Covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season.
The increase in hospitalizations and deaths is frustrating to public health experts, who say severe outcomes are largely preventable with vaccination. New shots should be available in days.