State and local health authorities ignored the risks of raw sewage for residents in a rural county, the Justice Department has found; the officials have agreed to change their practices. View original article Contributor: Linda Qiu
In an announcement on Friday, the head of the beleaguered agency said she would step down in June. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
With the official end of the public health emergency next week, the agency will no longer report community levels of infection and will stop trying to tally every case. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
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As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near petrochemical plants. View original article Contributor: Eric Lipton
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May is high blood pressure education month. I’ve written about this topic before, but it’s worth repeating since high blood pressure impacts about half the 50-and-older population. And way too … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Nearly one in four New Yorkers lost at least one person close to them, according to a newly released survey. The toll was even higher among people of color. View original article Contributor: Sharon Otterman
NEW YORK — U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation’s No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities, and shootings. In 2020 and 2021, only heart disease and cancer … Read more
Cigarette smoking rates sank to their lowest U.S. level in more than half a century, according to the latest government figures, although tobacco use remained high as consumers pivot to alternative products. Just 11.5% of Americans regularly lit up cigarettes last year, better than the 12% goal set by the U.S. government’s Healthy People 2020 … Read more
When the COVID-19 public health emergency expires at the end of the day on May 11, many pandemic-era rules and programs will end. Among them is the guarantee that Medicare and private insurers will cover the costs of up to eight at-home COVID-19 tests per person each month, a policy that has been in place … Read more