NPR: Health Care News
- COMIC: How One COVID-19 Nurse Navigates Anti-Mask Sentiment March 6, 2021At work every day, Agnes Boisvert attends to ICU patients "gasping for air" and dying from COVID-19. But communicating that harsh reality to her skeptical community has been a challenge.Ryan Kellman
- Vaccine Misallocations Sparks One Medical Congressional Hearing March 2, 2021One Medical is seeing the shutoff of vaccine allocations, new reports of wrongdoing, and a congressional hearing as fallout deepens following NPR's investigation of its COVID-19 vaccination practices.Tim Mak
- Merck Will Help Manufacture Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine March 2, 2021Merck traditionally has been a leader in vaccines but has not had success with a COVID-19 vaccine. It's lending a hand to Johnson & Johnson, where production is running significantly behind schedule.Sydney Lupkin
- 5 Medical Appointments You Should Stop Putting Off March 2, 2021If you've been delaying routine medical care in the past year, now's the time to catch up, doctors say. The consequences of missing some key screenings and health checkups can be lethal.Kristen Kendrick
CDC: News Updates
- Allyson Felix, track and field star, joins Hear Her campaign to raise awareness about maternal mortality March 3, 2021CDC is pleased to announce that Allyson Felix, an elite track and field athlete and U.S. Olympian, has joined the Hear Her campaign to share her story and raise awareness about urgent warning signs that could indicate life-threatening complications during and in the year after pregnancy.
- CDC to Require Airlines to Collect Contact Information from Passengers from DRC and Guinea March 2, 2021Starting Thursday, March 4, 2021, airlines and other aircraft operators will be required to collect and transmit contact information to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for appropriate public health follow-up and intervention for all passengers boarding a flight to the United States who were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or […]
- CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® Campaign Returns With New Ads March 1, 2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign enters its 10th year today with new ads that encourage people who smoke to quit.
- Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Signing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Recommendation to Use Janssen’s COVID-19 Vaccine in People 18 and Older February 28, 2021CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
CDC: Outbreaks
- Queso Fresco – <em>Listeria</em> Infections February 19, 2021On February 16, 2021, Connecticut officialsexternal icon found Listeria in samples of El Albuelito brand queso fresco cheese collected from a store where a sick person bought Hispanic-style fresh and soft cheeses. Investigators are working to confirm if the Listeria bacteria found in this queso fresco is the same bacteria making people sick in this […]
- Unknown Food Source – E. coli Infections February 2, 2021CDC and state and federal public health and regulatory officials are working to identify the food source of a newly identified multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 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