Public Health

As the holiday season approaches, a new national survey found about half of Americans will ask their guests to wear masks during gatherings. 

New Mexico and New York City have both expanded COVID-19 booster eligibility to all fully vaccinated adults.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases — which had been on the decline nationally since September — first plateaued and is now ticking upward, with states in different regions experiencing the most pronounced increase in cases. 

Bloomberg Philanthropies, the philanthropy company of billionaire Michael Bloomberg, said Nov. 10 it plans to invest $120 million over five years to fight opioid overdoses in five states. 

New Mexico was reporting high flu activity for the week ending Nov. 6, according to data from the CDC's FluView report published Nov. 12.

From conception through age five, maternal morbidity for all 2019 births in the U.S. is projected to cost society an estimated $32.3 billion, according to a Nov. 12 report from the Commonwealth Fund. 

Before healthcare leaders in Chicago experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were focused on health disparities related to where residents live and social determinants of health such as housing. And many indicated a team approach to effect change…

The rate at which fully vaccinated individuals are getting COVID-19 booster shots is highest in states with the lowest vaccination rates and surging cases, a Nov. 11 state data analysis by The Washington Post found. 

Southwest states — Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah — are facing surges in both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, NPR reported Nov. 11.  

California and Colorado both expanded COVID-19 booster eligibility to all fully vaccinated adults Nov. 10.