Leadership throughout the health agencies continues to fluctuate this week as the Senate affirms new agency heads and longtime career bureaucrats leave amid the turmoil of the Trump administration's onboarding.
Last week, the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from Dr. Mehmet Oz on his vision for the Centers for Medicare and...National News
At the direction of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Department of Health and Human Services was asked to scrub its website of all references to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender identity.
The OPM memo said it was implementing two of President Donald Trump's executive orders, "Defending Women from Gender...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have adjusted guidance for individuals exposed to or infected with COVID-19, relaxing rules and focusing on individual risk management. The CDC has also admitted error in its COVID-19 response and announced a restructuring for federal responses to future contagion outbreaks.
In...
Throughout April, COVID-19 levels remained low but appear to be trending upward once again. The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled meetings on COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5-years and younger.
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 3,911 new cases of COVID-19 and 238 new deaths related to COVID-19 in Arizona...
On Wednesday, September 29, there were 3,388 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona and 39 new COVID-19-related deaths. Deaths are reported by actual date of death. For intensive care unit beds, only 8% remain available statewide, with 30% of ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.
This information can be found on the Arizona...
On Monday, August 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine will now be marketed under the name Comirnaty and will be available to prevent the disease in individuals 16 years and older. For now, the vaccine will remain under emergency use authorization (EUA) for...
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...
COVID-19 cases are on the upswing again in Arizona. For Wednesday, July 21, there were 1,043 new cases reported bringing the total case count to 911,479. There were 10 new deaths, and the total of COVID-19 related deaths in Arizona is now 18,127. The statewide vaccination percentage rests at 51.2%. Adult intensive care unit bed use is...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ordered state regulators and organizations to immediately inspect thousands of Medicare-participating healthcare facilities to focus on infection control for COVID-19. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported on Wednesday, March 11 that 100 people in Arizona have been tested for...National News
Facebook finally takes the plunge into the healthcare sector with its new "Preventative Health" tool in collaboration with four major medical groups. The tool prompts its users to get regular checkups and emphasizes cardiovascular health, cancer screening and the seasonal flu.
The social media giant partnered with the American...National News
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 29,668 Americans ages 65 and older died as a result of a fall in 2016
Falls ended the lives of 61.6 out of every 100,000 senior citizens in 2016.
In 2007, there were 47 fall-related deaths for every 100,000 senior citizens.
That means the mortality rate...Arizona News
Department of Health Services official said the state has recorded more than 23,000 flu cases this season.
It will likely go down as one of the worst seasons on record said Jessica Rigler, the branch chief for public health preparedness for the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Rigler went on to say the the 461 people who...National News
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, an obstetrician-gynocologist, leaves amid the nation's worst flu epidemic in a decade.
The resignation was announced less than a day after Politico reported on Tuesday that Dr. Fitzgerald, 71, had traded in tobacco stocks even after taking the position at the public health agency. The tobacco trades were small:...
