The future of public health lies in looking at past attitudes and practices, and encompassing individuals who don't necessarily work in healthcare, wrote Ed Yong for The Atlantic Oct. 23.
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A sexually transmitted disease known as donovanosis, rarely seen in the U.S., is making headlines this week after some physicians in the U.K. reported an apparent rise in cases, reports The Washington Post.
Alaska is still reporting the highest rate of COVID-19 cases per capita, above all other regions in the U.S., according to state and local health agency data cited by The New York Times
Significant changes are needed on a global scale to not only end the COVID-19 pandemic, but also prevent a future one, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board said in its annual report released Oct. 26.
Arizona has caught up to New York in COVID-19 deaths per capita, leading experts to worry the state could be heading for a deeper crisis as winter approaches, The Washington Post reported Oct. 25.
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Daily U.S. COVID-19 cases are expected to decline by about 20 percent, on average, over the next three weeks, according to CDC forecast models cited by The New York Times.
Health officials in New York City say high vaccination rates and some immunity from prior infections have made COVID-19 more manageable, and they anticipate the virus will soon enter an endemic-level phase, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 26.
The next commissioner of the FDA should acknowledge and bridge barriers to healthcare, namely for women in the U.S., Raegan McDonald-Mosley, MD, wrote Oct. 24 for The Hill.
Just three states — Colorado, Vermont and New Hampshire — were averaging more COVID-19 cases Oct. 22 than they were two weeks ago, The New York Times reported.
The Florida Hospital Association declared an end to the summer surge of the coronavirus's delta variant based on hospitalizations statewide.