The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assessed that the ongoing outbreak of the Ebola virus in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more. As the disease continues its relatively unabated spread, the Trump administration's severe cuts to global public health response are brought into stark light.
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Last Thursday, the United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization in a move that many in the scientific community are calling "dangerous." Historically, the United States had been the most influential member of the 194-member organization and was its largest financial contributor.
The withdrawal was announced in a...Government
The "DOGE"-led restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues this week with multiple agencies reporting instructions to cut billions in contracts. But confusion reigns as court cases over firing procedure loom and critical public health laboratories are shuttered.
Both the Centers for Medicare and...Featured
As one of his first acts, President Donald Trump issued an executive order announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The executive order calls for a pause in funding to the WHO, recalls and reassigns federal personnel and contractors working with the organization and calls on officials to find new...
This week the number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 set a record with 1,900 pediatric cases in hospitals across the United States on Sunday night. The Delta variant's rapid spread is to blame, primarily among unvaccinated populations which include children under age 12.
Of all hospitalizations, children comprise just 2.4%...
A recent study estimated physician burnout costs the nation's healthcare system more than $4.5 billion annually, conservative in its analysis as it only factors in lost work hours, lost income from open positions and replacement costs.
Because of the increased stress of administrative duties and paperwork placed on physicians,...Arizona News
The study utilizes 62 health indicators to rank the health and well-being of women, infants and children, state by state.
United Health Foundation produces the annual report.
America’s Health Rankings® was built upon the World Health Organization definition of health:
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social...
