Public Health

Women in the U.K. who received the HPV vaccine as adolescents reduced their risks of cervical cancer by nearly 90 percent, a study published Nov. 5 in The Lancet found. 

Washington, D.C., and New Mexico were reporting moderate flu activity for the week ending Oct. 30, according to data from the CDC's FluView report published Nov. 5.

New Mexico, Arizona and Nebraska are reporting the highest 14-day increases in new COVID-19 cases, according to Nov. 5 data from state and local agencies, as cited by The New York Times.

The National Institutes of Health has started collecting data for one initiative in their All of Us project research program, which aims to shed light on social determinants of health.

An estimated 20,160 people died in motor vehicle traffic accidents in the first half of 2021, according to statistical projection data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

More than 28 million extra years of human life were lost in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a BMJ study published Nov. 3.

At least 10,000 patients in the U.S. were diagnosed with COVID-19 in a hospital after being admitted for something else, according to an analysis of federal and state records completed for Kaiser Health News and published Nov. 4. 

A CDC panel recommended Nov. 3 all US adults under 60 be vaccinated against hepatitis B, ABC reported. 

While nearly half of Americans said they are unaware of the concept of social determinants of health, once informed, nearly 60 percent said their communities are facing issues tied to them, according to a study from Anthem.

After COVID-19 brutally hit the Navajo Nation in the early days of the pandemic, the nation launched an intensive vaccination campaign, reaching a vaccination rate far above the U.S. average. Now, the Navajo are facing yet another surge, and leaders…