Tag: Safety & Public Health
988 Contacted More Than 16 Million Times From Its Launch to December 2024
Past-year contact incidence rate was 23.7 per 1,000 population and past-year 988 use prevalence was 1.6 percent
Health Care Job Growth Dropped During Pandemic, Recovered by 2024
Non-health care employment had recovered more slowly than health care employment in quarter 3 of 2024
Total Number of Excess Deaths >14.7 Million in U.S. in 1980 to 2023
U.S. mortality rose rapidly in 2020 and 2021, then declined in 2022 and 2023, remaining higher than in 2019
White House Report Blames Toxins, Food and Screens for Poor Health
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new White House report says today’s children are the sickest generation in...
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 May Affect Risk for Alzheimer Disease
Patients with HSV-1 who used antiherpetics were less likely to develop Alzheimer disease than those who did not
Dual-Use of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes Tied to Same Toxicant Exposure as Cigarettes Alone
Authors say dual use does not protect health
Emergency Care Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable in the United States
Threats include increasing demand, patients with increasingly complex needs, and falling payments for physicians
CDC Denies Milwaukee’s Request for Help on Lead in Schools
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- When officials in Wisconsin's largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
All-Cause Mortality Increased From 2020 to 2021 Nationwide
Increase was slower in Medicaid expansion states, resulting in net decrease from 2018-2019 to 2021-2022
Judge Blocks Cuts to $11 Billion in Public Health Funding
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion in...
