by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 22, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
The dropoff in cancer screenings during the pandemic didn’t result in significantly more breast, cervical, and colon cancer cases, or how advanced those cases were, according to a review of nearly 375,000 diagnoses in electronic health records. The findings from...
by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 21, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Deaths in state and federal prisons across America rose nearly 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic, and in six states, they more than doubled, according to the first comprehensive data on prison fatalities in the era of COVID-19. The tremendous jump in...
by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 15, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Changes to school nutrition standards that pushed more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products significantly decreased kids’ and teens’ body mass index after the standards were implemented in 2010, a new study finds. The new study comes as the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration notified governors that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will expire on May 11. During a call, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said the federal government expects up to 15 million people...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 10, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added COVID-19 shots to the list of recommended routine vaccines for kids and adults. However, the move does not mean vaccination will be required by schools or workplaces because state or local jurisdictions, not...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 8, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation to screen everyone who is pregnant for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The statement is consistent with a 2017 statement that urges doctors to monitor blood pressure throughout pregnancy...
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