Title 42, a controversial Trump-era policy that allowed for the rapid expulsion of asylum seekers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to expire at midnight Friday. The rule’s expiration has sparked concerns about a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Me
While the newly formulated vaccines are better targeted at the circulating COVID variants, uninsured and underinsured Americans may have to rush if they hope to get one for free. A CDC program that provided boosters to 1.5 million people over the last year ran out of money and is ending...
There is a smaller literature on the role of systemic and structural factors that impede engagement along the HIV care continuum for this population of PLWH. We define systemic barriers as those that involve entire complex systems, such as political, legal, education, economic, health care, and ...
Women have long had the onus of preventing pregnancy or STIs, Cherabie said, and buying condoms or emergency contraceptives — which are often in a locked cabinet or behind a counter — can be an uncomfortable experience and "inserts a certain amount of shame," Cherabie said. If pregnancy ...
TheWorld Health Organisation(WHO) has declared the latest mpox outbreak in Africa a“public health emergency of international concern”, the category used in the past for Ebola outbreaks,Covid-19and a 2022 mpox surge in Europe. Many countries in Africa are experiencing more...
People showing symptoms of COVID-19 (see infobox at the end of this post) should self-isolate and stay at home for at least 10-14 days and should be at least 48 hours symptom-free before ending the quarantine. Why is this so important? Since some percentage of v...
point all but eliminate COVID-19 as a major public health threat. This day seems to be coming sooner rather than later, but here in Wisconsin, Governor Evers is openly talking about extending his never-ending public health emergency (and the mask mandate that goes along ...
Inflation increased 3.0% in June 2024 from a year ago. The price of goods and services is still increasing but fell month-to-month in June.
of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with the Texas Military Department, will begin distributing 3-ply surgical masks to every Texan who undergoes COVID-19 testing at state-run mobile test collection sites.” Is this close to a case for closing the barn door after the cattle are ...
Bad flu seasons put a heavy burden on emergency rooms prior to COVID, but because it is seasonal, the strains are variable and the vaccination efficacy is variable a break always occurred in between the bad seasons. People just put up with it. With COVID, we’re in a never ending bad...