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No states earn 'A' grade on preterm birth rates: March of Dimes
For the second year straight, March of Dimes has given the U.S. a "D+" for its high preterm birth rate, according to the group's annual report card on maternal and infant health. -
Uptake of new COVID shot grows
Nearly 14% of the nation's adult population — about 35 million people — have received the new COVID-19 shot, according to updated estimates from the CDC. -
FDA, CDC rush to increase RSV drug access
The FDA and CDC are working to deploy more Beyfortus doses as its maker underestimated demand for the first respiratory syncytial virus drug approved for children. -
WHO deems loneliness a 'pressing health threat'
The World Health Organization is elevating loneliness as a "pressing health threat" and organizing leadership to drive evidence-based solutions at a global level. -
HHS creates long COVID committee
On Nov. 16, HHS launched an advisory committee on long COVID, a condition that studies have found affects 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients. -
FDA warns Amazon over sale of unapproved eye drops
The FDA has issued a warning letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy over the sale of unapproved eye drops. -
3 in 5 children don't receive needed flu medicine, VUMC study finds
Sixty percent of children diagnosed with the flu aren't receiving antiviral medications, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. -
Valley fever fungus expected to spread; costs $1.5B in just 2 states
Already, Valley fever costs about $1.5 billion per year in Arizona and California, and experts anticipate the fungus that causes the illness will widen its reach in the country over the next few decades, The Washington Post reported Nov. 13. -
Virus season heats up ahead of holiday gatherings
Respiratory virus season is heating up in the U.S., and hospitals are starting to feel the effects amid an influx of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza patients. Meanwhile, new COVID-19 admissions, which had been declining for several weeks straight, have stabilized. -
Flu activity ramps up nationwide: 4 FluView notes
Flu activity is beginning to rise across several regions of the U.S. including the South Central, Southeast and West Coast regions, according to the latest CDC data. -
Declining birth rates, more deaths will shrink US population by 2100
Lower fertility rates, declining births and rising death rates will all contribute to a decline in the U.S. population in the second half of the century, according to a Nov. 9 report from the U.S. Census Bureau. -
California city confirms 1st local case of St. Louis encephalitis
A case of another locally acquired, rare mosquito-borne infection — St. Louis encephalitis — was confirmed Nov. 9 by health officials in Long Beach, Calif. -
157 US counties 'maternal mental health dark zones'
A new report from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health shows 70% of U.S. counties do not have sufficient mental health resources to support new mothers, including 157 counties that are "maternal mental health dark zones," which are areas determined to have the highest risks and lowest resources. -
Eye drops pulled from CVS, Walmart, Target tied to unsanitary factory
An unsanitary factory in India manufactured over-the-counter eye drops that the FDA last month warned consumers to stop using, according to inspection reports obtained by Bloomberg. -
Child vaccine exemption rate reaches all-time high: CDC
The number of kindergarten students who received a vaccine exemption has reached an all-time high, a Nov. 10 CDC report found. -
Old-school remedy may lower COVID hospitalization risk, new research suggests
Gargling with salt water and rinsing nasal passages may ease COVID-19 symptoms and lower the risk of hospitalization, new research suggests. -
For 1st time, study links long COVID with allergic diseases
The first study to investigate long COVID-19 and allergic diseases has found a link between the two, according to research published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy on Nov. 8. -
Flu, COVID-19 shot coverage among healthcare staff: What the latest data shows
The majority of hospital staff received their flu shot during last year's respiratory virus season, while less than half of nursing home staff received one. Meanwhile, less than a quarter of healthcare personnel across both settings had gotten up-to-date COVID-19 shots, according to a newly released CDC report. -
Getting COVID-19, flu shots together or separate yields similar effectiveness
Getting both a COVID-19 vaccine and the flu shot in one fell swoop is just as effective as getting the two jabs separately, a study published Nov. 8 in JAMA has determined. -
3 states where abortion access was preserved on election Tuesday
Abortion policy and pro-choice candidates sustained victories in several states in what was the second election cycle since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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