Public Health

Labels on the original COVID-19 vaccines and the updated boosters are very similar, leaving some physicians concerned people will mistakenly receive the wrong shots, NBC News reported Sept. 6. 

Wastewater surveillance, a key tool used by health officials to monitor the spread of COVID-19, is now becoming key in monkeypox and polio outbreak investigations, CNN reported Sept. 5.

Legionella has been confirmed as the cause behind a cluster of pneumonia cases at a private health clinic in the Tucumán province of Argentina, according to a Sept. 3 update from the World Health Organization. 

Two doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, which was developed as a smallpox vaccine, generate relatively low antibody levels with poor capacity to neutralize the virus, according to findings published Aug. 31 in the preprint server medRxiv. 

The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders plans to develop the nation's first guidelines for diagnosing and treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 1. 

The World Health organization is monitoring a "pneumonia of unknown origin" after health officials in Argentina notified the agency that nine people have fallen ill, including three who have died. 

As the fall and winter months approach, health officials are anticipating omicron-targeting booster doses will help stave off infection and severe illness. 

The CDC's new plan to accelerate its response to health threats, simplify public messaging and improve data capabilities is a step in the right direction, but more work must be done to address the root cause of the agency's three…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced $3.2 million in grants to assist rural first responders in combatting opioid abuse, according to an Aug. 23 statement from the governor's office.

Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. has fallen to 76.1 years, the lowest it has been since 1996, according to provisional data the CDC published Aug. 31.