Children's hospitals are now asking the Biden administration to declare an emergency to provide them with resources and flexibilities to meet the need caused by a massive surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the flu. Hospitals in Arizona struggle to keep up with cases and are now restricting visits by children under 13...
This month's mass murders in Uvalde and Buffalo have reignited a call to address firearm violence in America as a public health crisis. "Our inaction has allowed it to spread through this nation like a deadly virus. We must find the courage — and the creativity — to stop it," said the president of the National Academy of...
Nationwide, community transmission of COVID-19 remains high and 77.8% of Americans over the age of 12 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 190 million people have been fully vaccinated and 14.4 million have received a booster dose. In Arizona, over 8 million vaccine doses have been administered with 58.9% of...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States as a whole is currently at a community transmission level of “high”. 71.3% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The seven-day moving average deaths from COVID-19 is currently 452 per day with 664 deaths reported to the...National News
A new study looked to develop new systems aimed at improving caregivers’ understanding of their children’s medications, so they would stick to them better.
The recent study, written up in the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, followed another from 2019 which found that 70% of caregivers at one New York...Arizona News
This week in Arizona, the state’s universities take precautions to keep students safe despite criticisms that they may not be doing enough. The state also sees lower numbers of COVID-19 infections and conditions in hospitals also seem to be trending down. The Governor and the Arizona Department of Health Services are recommending...National News
Last week after weeks of neglect from the federal government as well as grant qualification issues, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar requesting relief for providers who are neither Medicare...Arizona News
Federal budget year expired September 30 without congressional action to continue funding the program.
CHIP is a partnership between the federal government and states that insures American children from low and moderate-income families.
CHIP was passed into law with bipartisan support under President Bill Clinton in...