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United States last year, dropping from its place as the third leading cause in 2020 and 2021 when virus fatalities were superseded only by heart disease and cancer, the National Center for Health Statistics reported...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...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 26, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, onebanning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases, and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 20, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opened an Office of Rural Health at the agency to improve rural health research and provide analyses that lead to good public health policies for rural communities. In December 2022, President Biden...
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