August is National Breastfeeding Month and World Breastfeeding Week is recognized August 1-7. Every August, the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) hosts a social media advocacy and/or outreach campaign inviting member organizations, breastfeeding coalitions, partner organizations, and individuals to participate in online action and conversation about the policy and practice changes needed to build a landscape of support […]
Medical University of South Carolina Leslie Cantu July 25, 2023 Bare minimum reimbursement rates could be a factor in why some clinics may be struggling to offer HPV vaccination in the U.S. MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Kalyani Sonawane, Ph.D., and a team of researchers from South Carolina and Texas decided to quantify private insurance reimbursement rates […]
The Washington Post By Lena H. Sun, Lauren Weber and Hayden Godfrey July 26, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT A Wisconsin doctor in 2021 prescribed ivermectin, typically used to treat parasitic infections, to two covid-19 patients who later died of the disease. He was fined less than $4,000 — and was free to continue practicing. A Massachusetts doctor has […]
The Washington Post By Leana S. Wen July 27, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. EDT You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate covid-19 and other public health challenges. Click here to get the full newsletter in your inbox, including answers to reader questions and a summary of new scientific research. Readers had […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer by Abraham Gutman Published Jul 27, 2023 An unvaccinated Montgomery County child has tested positive for measles, county authorities said Thursday. The child visited three emergency departments and two grocery stores while potentially infectious: Bryn Mawr Hospital and Costco Wholesale at North Wales on July 20, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on July 21, Walmart […]
Spectrum New NY 1 BY REUBEN JONES AND JUSTIN TASOLIDES WASHINGTON, D.C. UPDATED 5:09 PM ET JUL. 27, 2023 PUBLISHED 4:30 PM ET JUL. 27, 2023 What You Need To Know The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is likely to recommend this fall that Americans should get an annual COVID-19 booster to protect against the coronavirus, Dr. Mandy […]
Very Well Health By Amy Isler, RN, MSN, CSN Published on July 25, 2023 Key Takeaways The FDA has approved the first RSV shot for infants, which should prevent thousands of hospitalizations each year. The immunization, called Beyfortus, is manufactured by Sanofi and AstraZeneca. Beyfortus is intended to be administered within the first five months of […]
ABC News ByMary Kekatos and Dr. Shalini Dutta July 27, 2023, 5:10 AM Routine childhood vaccines include the MMR and chickenpox vaccines. everal routine childhood vaccines require multiple doses to be effective, but a new study finds children are not receiving all of them. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics Wednesday, found one in six toddlers between ages […]
National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, a PHMC affiliate Jul 24, 2023 | COVID News | Annelise Slater The Franklin Institute partnered with the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) to develop toolkits to support nurses in leading COVID-19 vaccine education in schools and community health settings. The project ran from January 19th to June 30th, 2023. From January to June 2023, the […]
Medscape Medical News Hallie Levine July 14, 2023 The COVID-19 vaccines have been a game changer for millions of people worldwide in preventing death or disability from the virus. Research suggests that they offer significant protection against long COVID. Studies have consistently found that these vaccines prevent the new onset of long COVID as well as flare-ups for […]