March 28, 2022 State Leaders Warn of Lyme Disease, ‘Rare but Dangerous’ Deer Tick Virus Pennsylvanians should take precautions to prevent Lyme disease and the ‘rare but dangerous’ Deer Tick Virus (DTV) that has been spotted at high levels in ticks in parts of Pennsylvania, state leaders said this month.
March 25, 2022 How the Pandemic Delayed Care for Older Americans COVID-19 delayed primary care, dental visits, and procedures for about 30 percent of Americans over 50, and some of those patients have not rescheduled care, according to a recent National Poll on Healthy Aging.
March 21, 2022 What Will the Future of COVID-19 Vaccines Look Like? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it will evaluate the need for variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines and the timing for additional booster doses next month.
March 18, 2022 How Hospitals Can Improve Child Abuse Detection, Address Disparities A new report from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) PolicyLab provides critical insights on detecting child abuse and the need to address disparities in screening in hospital settings.
March 16, 2022 What to Know about the ‘Stealth’ Omicron Subvariant In Pennsylvania and across the U.S., COVID-19 cases have plunged from the winter peak, but the Omicron “stealth” subvariant has emerged as the latest development to watch.
March 14, 2022 State of the Flu in Pa., Nation The flu has outpaced last year’s historically mild season, but its spread remains far below pre-pandemic years, state and federal figures indicate.
March 11, 2022 A Campaign to Combat Health Misinformation The U.S. Surgeon General has launched a campaign seeking research, data, and personal stories related to health misinformation during the pandemic and how it has affected individual health choices.
March 09, 2022 4 Takeaways from Today’s DOH Senate Budget Hearing Leaders from the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) today outlined the health care priorities included in Governor Wolf’s 2022–2023 budget proposal, as well as the public health challenges facing the commonwealth.
March 07, 2022 ‘The Next Normal’ for COVID-19 A report from a panel of global health experts envisions the nation’s next steps to mitigate COVID-19, prepare for new variants, and “build towards a next normal."
March 04, 2022 Maternal Mortality, Disparities Worsen during 2020 Maternal mortality rates increased significantly during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.