Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a temporary extension of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order
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Face mask mandates reduced COVID-19 case rates, hospitalizations and deaths in Kansas
Despite facing cultural and political pushback, the evidence remains clear: Face masks made a difference in Kansas. "These had a
Continue reading »New tool exposes deeply entrenched inequities in COVID-19 outcomes
The Urban Health Collaborative, housed in Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health, recently published its "COVID-19 Health Inequities in
Continue reading »Lawmakers pressure Newsom to ‘step up’ on racism as a public health issue
After the killing last year of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer, Wisconsin Gov. Tony
Continue reading »FDA seeks $6.5 billion for for investments in core food safety, critical public health infrastructure
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a total budget of $6.5 billion as part of the President's fiscal
Continue reading »The shock and reality of catching Covid after being vaccinated
Robin Hauser, a pediatrician in Tampa, Fla., got covid in February. What separates her from the vast majority of the
Continue reading »Huge gatherings at India's Hindu festival as virus surges
NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered by the Ganges River for special prayers Monday, many of
Continue reading »Study shows the substantial benefits of banning menthol cigarettes across Canada
Bans on menthol cigarettes across Canada from 2016 to 2017 led to a significant increase in the number of smokers
Continue reading »UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown
LONDON — All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as
Continue reading »US allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get
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