by Jessica Casebolt | May 11, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Today marks the end of the public health emergency in the United States, more than three years after it was first declared to combat the novel coronavirus by unlocking powerful tools to detect and contain the emerging threat. Several core aspects of America’s...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 10, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released new guidance Tuesday advising that women begin receiving annual breast cancer screenings at age 40 instead of its previous recommendation of 50, citing updated science. The independent volunteer panel of physicians’...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 5, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Covid was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States last year, dropping from its place as the third leading cause in 2020 and 2021 when virus fatalities were superseded only by heart disease and cancer, the National Center for Health Statistics reported...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 2, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory on Tuesday calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in the United States. The report cites recent research showing that approximately half of U.S. adults experienced...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 1, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to stop tracking the spread of Covid in communities across the U.S., the agency said Friday. Moving forward, the CDC is expected to rely more heavily on Covid-related hospitalizations, according to two people...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 28, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on international travelers as the national public health emergency is set to expire next month. The CDC said in an update on its website posted Thursday that it will consider anyone...
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