The U.S. surgeon general has issued a 32-page advisory declaring gun violence an urgent public health crisis that necessitates a multi-pronged effort to reduce and prevent gun-related deaths and injuries.
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As "FLiRT" coronavirus variants account for about 77% of infections, COVID-19 cases are ticking upward this summer, according to CDC data.
The CDC found gun injury-related visits to emergency departments remained high for the fourth year in a row, especially among patients under 24.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends 26 hours of intensive behavioral intervention for kids 6 and older with a high body mass index.
Some experts warn that the bird flu is at least two mutations away from widespread human infection and health systems may see some patients this summer, Medscape reported June 19.
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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, is calling for health warnings on social media for adolescents.
The FDA is now advising manufacturers to develop the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines using the KP.2 strain for the formula, the agency announced June 13.
Public health and the rest of the healthcare delivery system have long operated in silos in the U.S. While progress was made during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, stressed that now is the time to build on…
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has proposed a more precise definition of long COVID-19.
The "FLiRT" coronavirus variants account for more than two-thirds of all U.S. cases, according to the CDC's latest variant proportion estimates.