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Majority of Americans retrospectively support key COVID-19 policies, poll reveals

A majority of Americans say that several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight, according to a new national poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation.

17 Jun 2024

H5N1 influenza outbreak in Texas dairy cattle sparks multi-species transmission concerns

Study identifies H5N1 influenza as the cause of an outbreak among dairy cattle in Texas, highlighting the risk of multi-species viral transmission and potential implications for human health.

11 Jun 2024

Bird flu tests are hard to get. So how will we know when to sound the pandemic alarm?

Stanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny noses, fevers, and irritated eyes lately.

11 Jun 2024

Heat rules for California workers would also help keep schoolchildren cool

Proposed rules to protect California workers from extreme heat would extend to schoolchildren, requiring school districts to find ways to keep classrooms cool.

10 Jun 2024

UQ researchers seek to improve the pathway for people returning to work after dust lung disease diagnosis

University of Queensland research is at the forefront of finding ways to improve the return to work for people diagnosed with dust lung disease.

7 Jun 2024

Health worker for a nonprofit? The new ban on noncompete contracts may not help you

Many physicians and nurses are happy about the Federal Trade Commission's new rule banning the use of noncompete agreements in employment contracts.

5 Jun 2024

Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them

Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of them would lack resources to fall back on if they became ill.

29 May 2024

New national program aims to address loneliness among adolescents

Social prescriptions for activities such as gardening, fishing, attending museums, as well arts & sports clubs are to be offered to children and adolescents who report high levels of loneliness or low community connection as part of a new four-year project led by UCL researchers.

28 May 2024

UNICEF delivers first R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine doses to Central African Republic

UNICEF delivered over 43,000 doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine by air to Bangui, Central African Republic, today, with more than 120,000 doses to follow in the next days.

25 May 2024

Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas Panhandle

In early February, dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle. The buzz soon reached Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen: "They said there is something moving from herd to herd."

23 May 2024

California pays meth users to get sober

Here in the rugged foothills of California's Sierra Nevada, the streets aren't littered with needles and dealers aren't hustling drugs on the corner.

22 May 2024

Health experts call for tighter biosecurity measures to monitor avian influenza

Health experts are calling for tighter biosecurity measures in global poultry production, from farms to markets, to monitor bird flu (avian influenza) following its spread among 888 cases of human infection with the avian influenza virus, also known as H5N1, have been reported from 23 countries, of which 463 were fatal, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

21 May 2024

More than 1 in 5 Canadians lack access to primary care, research finds

More than 1 in 5 adults in Canada did not have access to primary care, with large regional gaps in access, found new research in CMAJ.

21 May 2024

WHO's new SkinNTD app proves effective in training healthcare workers for neglected tropical diseases

The SkinNTD app, developed by the WHO, shows promise in training frontline healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries to diagnose and manage neglected tropical diseases. Early evaluations in Ghana and Kenya indicate the app is user-friendly, effective, and valuable for remote areas.

20 May 2024

Worker News and Research

Majority of Americans retrospectively support key COVID-19 policies, poll reveals

H5N1 influenza outbreak in Texas dairy cattle sparks multi-species transmission concerns

Bird flu tests are hard to get. So how will we know when to sound the pandemic alarm?

Heat rules for California workers would also help keep schoolchildren cool

UQ researchers seek to improve the pathway for people returning to work after dust lung disease diagnosis

Health worker for a nonprofit? The new ban on noncompete contracts may not help you

Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them

New national program aims to address loneliness among adolescents

UNICEF delivers first R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine doses to Central African Republic

Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas Panhandle

California pays meth users to get sober

Health experts call for tighter biosecurity measures to monitor avian influenza

More than 1 in 5 Canadians lack access to primary care, research finds

WHO's new SkinNTD app proves effective in training healthcare workers for neglected tropical diseases

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Bird flu lands as the next public health challenge

California’S $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in

Why one New York health system stopped suing its patients

New report highlights the role of stigma in perpetuating poverty and inequality

Texas Tech lab helps detect first case of avian influenza transmission from mammal to human

Nursing homes wield pandemic immunity laws to duck wrongful death suits

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