US maternal death rates jumped for second year in a row amid pandemic
The US pregnancy-related death rate shot up faster in 2021 than in 2020, nearly doubling from prepandemic rates in 2019...
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Where we’re at with COVID-19: A conversation with Dr. Jeff Duchin – Public Health Insider
Now that we’re through the thick of winter, what’s happening with COVID-19 locally? We asked our Health Officer, Dr. Jeff...
UAMS Researchers Produce Journal’s Top Cited, Most Downloaded Article on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy – UAMS News
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The CONFIDENT study protocol: a randomized controlled trial … – BMC Public Health
RecruitmentOur recruitment strategy (see Table 1) will be guided by our LTCW stakeholders, including our NAHCA and East Carolina University (ECU)...
Fentanyl played large role in the more 4,000 overdose deaths in North Carolina in 2021, a record number – ABC News
A record number of drug overdose deaths were recorded in North Carolina in 2021, according to new data from the...
Updated COVID-19 race and ethnicity data dashboard helps to identify health risks and burdens in King County – Public Health Insider
To see a snapshot of trends in COVID-19 health outcomes by race/ethnicity over the past 6 months, jump to the...
The long reach of missing Covid-19 race and ethnicity data – STAT – STAT
At every stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, national reporting of racial and ethnic disparities in Covid-19 testing, diagnosis, disease severity,...
COVID-19 is changing behaviors related to how people are exposed to household chemicals – News-Medical.Net
COVID-19 is changing household behaviors related to how we are exposed to various household chemicals linked to poor health outcomes....
Report Demonstrates that Pharmacist-Administered Vaccinations Have Increased Since the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic – Business Wire
UPPER NYACK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) today published a new report finding an increase nationwide in people...
COVID-19 hospitalization levels for NC’s oldest old exceed pre-vaccine period – WFAE
During the first week of December, hospitals were once again admitting hundreds of North Carolinians for COVID-19 and other respiratory...