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Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Carolina became the latest state to have a public health emergency declared by U.S. health officials in response to Hurricane Helene. In a press release on Sunday evening, the Department of Health and Human Services said its Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) was moving […]
Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four years after the coronavirus pandemic closed much of the nation’s education system, thousands of the more than 50 million U.S. public school students and teachers are returning to school this month. In interviews with ABC News, education experts suggest the impact school closures had on the public education model […]
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In summer 2022, the global mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the U.S. with cases rising exponentially every week and no signs of slowing. A successful public health campaign — promoting behavior changes and vaccination — helped cases drop dramatically. However, a new small study published Thursday and led […]
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Indoor mask requirements have been reinstated at all New York City public hospitals amid a rise in respiratory viruses including COVID-19 and flu. The mandate extends to the 11 hospitals, 30 health centers and five long-term care facilities run by NYC Health + Hospitals. The city’s health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — When Francis Galicia, a student in Rockland County, N.Y., arrives at their high school for class each morning, they cannot help but notice that something vital is missing. “We don’t have access to running water,” Francis said, referring to the lack of drinkable water from fountains. Francis’ high school is […]
A reticulated giraffe was born without spots at the end of July at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn. — Courtesy of Brights Zoo (LIMESTONE, Tenn.) — A Tennessee zoo is asking the public to vote on a name for one of its newborn giraffes. What makes this giraffe so special is that it was born […]
TAMI CHAPPELL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While COVID-19 ebbs — and many of the pandemic-era policies on surveillance data and funding wind down with it — the nation’s public health leaders warned senators on Thursday that a return to “normal” should not mean forgetting the hard lessons learned over the last three years. […]
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Public health departments across the United States have expressed concern about the spread of a potentially deadly fungus after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported cases have spiked. Candida auris, or C. aurisis, is increasing at an “alarming” rate with cases doubling in 2021, the CDC said. […]
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee has become the first state to restrict drag performances in public. HB 9, signed by Gov. Bill Lee, makes “a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property” — or where it can be viewed by minors — a criminal offense. The bill includes […]
Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When the highly infectious Mpox virus, formerly called Monkeypox, was declared a public health emergency in August of last year, more than 450 people were testing positive every day. With more than 30,000 cases and 28 deaths, many feared Mpox could become the next pandemic. The […]
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