Virginia Department of Health reports first two pediatric flu deaths
Virginia health officials report two influenza-associated pediatric deaths for the 2024-25 flu season in Virginia.
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If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with ...
Democratic Senators demand health pick Kennedy's recusal from vaccine matters if confirmed
Two U.S. senators who will vote this week on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as the top U.S. health ...
Health advisory issued for communities near Bay Area refinery fire
A fire at a Bay Area refinery has sent multiple people to the hospital and prompted a public health advisory in the impacted area.
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Delaware County’s Health Department Has Been Beneficial, Study Shows
When Pennsylvania counties like Delaware County opt to have their own health departments, local residents benefit, according ...
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Local Health Departments speak on tuberculosis outbreak
Following one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis in U.S. history in Kansas—Doniphan, Andrew, and Buchanan County's ...
State health department reports first pediatric flu death of this season in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-25 season on Friday, Jan. 24.
Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down to comply with executive orders
Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and other public health topics were down Friday evening due to President ...
US Senate panel to vote on RFK Jr.'s health secretary nomination
A U.S. Senate committee will vote Tuesday on whether to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Pa. counties with their own health departments see benefits, new research shows
Most counties in Pennsylvania don’t have their own health departments. A study shows that matters for residents.
‘Exercise caution’: Florida’s Gulf Coast sees health alerts triggered by red tide
Officials say the red tide bloom is expanding, but the event is not unexpected, as NOAA satellites have been tracking ...
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Pa. counties with their own health departments see benefits, new research shows
The Delaware County Health Department started operations in April 2022, when it became the first new county health department in Pennsylvania in more than 30 years. (Courtesy of the Delaware County ...