Top 5 Takeaways Increased Comprehensive Coverage: From 2018 to 2022, states with comprehensive Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation treatments rose from 15 to 20, while those without any treatment access
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Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Cases Early 2024: There was a dramatic rise in reported measles cases in the first quarter of 2024, with 97 new cases accounting for
Top 5 Takeaways First US case confirmed in Massachusetts: On May 17, 2022, Massachusetts reported the first confirmed case of the West African clade of Monkeypox virus via PCR testing,
The Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR) model is a natural extension of the SIR Model, accounting for a fourth category of disease state, Exposure. For this ThuRsday Tutorial, we’ll cover how to not
Top 5 Takeaways No Recent Increases in Pediatric Hepatitis or Adenovirus: Analysis of four data sources shows no recent uptick in hepatitis-associated emergency department visits, hospitalizations, liver transplants, or adenovirus
Cohort studies are a common study method throughout public health and intervention methods. By following groups of people who are alike in many ways but differ by a certain characteristic,
Top 5 Takeaways High prevalence of substance use among adults seeking treatment: In 2019, alcohol (35.8%) and cannabis (24.9%) were the substances most commonly used in the past 30 days
Top 5 Takeaways Pneumonic Plague Misdiagnosed Amidst COVID-19: An adult admitted to a Wyoming hospital for respiratory symptoms initially suspected to be COVID-19 was later confirmed to have pneumonic plague.
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Decrease in Mortality Rates Among LTCF Residents: The study found a 69% reduction in COVID-19 mortality rates among long-term care facility (LTCF) residents aged ≥65 years
Top 5 Takeaways Novel OPV2 Shows Genetic Stability: Global genomic surveillance confirms the genetic stability of the novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), maintaining the primary attenuating site’s integrity