NPR: Health Care News
- Many Who Need Testing For COVID-19 Fail To Get Access April 3, 2020There's still a serious shortage of testing for COVID-19 across the country. Many people who are sick and showing likely symptoms say they still can't get tested.Kirk Siegler
- Want To See What Your City's Pandemic Plan Says? Good Luck. April 2, 2020NPR reached out to the public health departments serving some of the largest cities in the U.S. Most did not have their most current pandemic response plan posted publicly and many were out of date.Meg Anderson
- COVID-19 Hits Some Health Care Workers With Pay Cuts And Layoffs April 2, 2020As the health industry focuses on COVID-19, there has been a big drop in nonurgent visits for primary care and specialty care. Medical practices are being forced to furlough or lay off staff.Martha Bebinger
- A Medical School Graduate Goes Straight To The Front Lines April 2, 2020NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gabrielle Mayer, who is graduating from medical school early to help the coronavirus-positive patients coming into Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
CDC: News Updates
- CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut March 29, 2020Due to extensive community transmission of COVID -19 in the area, CDC urges residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days effective immediately.
- CDC Statement on COVID-19 Apple App March 27, 2020Today, Apple Inc. – in partnership with the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – released an app and website that guides Americans through a series of questions about their health and exposure to determine if they should […]
- CDC Statement on Self-Quarantine Guidance for Greater New York City Transportation and Delivery Workers March 27, 2020CDC Statement on Self-Quarantine Guidance for Greater New York City Transportation and Delivery Workers
- Autism Prevalence Rises in Communities Monitored by CDC March 26, 2020One in 54 8-year-old children have been identified with autismording to an analysis of 2016 data published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary.
CDC: Outbreaks
- Enoki Mushrooms - Listeria Infections March 1, 2020Enoki Mushrooms - Listeria Infections
- Clover Sprouts - E. coli Infections February 1, 2020Clover Sprouts - E. coli Infections
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) January 24, 2020Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Pet Store Puppies - Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections December 8, 2019Pet Store Puppies - Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections
- Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use or Vaping August 30, 2019Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use or Vaping