April 18, 2022 COVID-19: 5 Things to Know this Week The “stealth” Omicron subvariant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19, but case counts and hospitalizations remain far below the Omicron surge this winter, federal statistics show.
April 15, 2022 New Initiatives to Address Disparities in Maternal Health Pennsylvania and the nation are facing an urgent public health challenge to address disparities in maternal health.
April 14, 2022 What to Know about Pa. Health Nearly half of Pennsylvanians live with a chronic disease and the commonwealth is struggling to reach its goal of ensuring early access to prenatal care, according to a new report.
April 11, 2022 Update: COVID Vaccines Prevent 2.2 Million U.S. Deaths, 17 Million Hospitalizations The COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent 2.2 million additional deaths, 17 million hospitalizations, and nearly $900 billion in associated health care costs, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
April 08, 2022 How the U.S. will Fight Long COVID The U.S. has launched a new campaign to “prevent, detect, and treat” long COVID and provide support to millions of Americans who have suffered from lingering COVID-related symptoms.
April 05, 2022 The Role of Health Care to Protect Victims of Human Trafficking Hospitals and their caregivers play an important role in protecting victims of human trafficking, but more resources and training are needed to ensure they know how to connect victims with critical support.