A year ago, on August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International ...

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In addition, at least 700 people have been evacuated from nursing homes and other post-acute facilities, according to the California Department of Public Health. 3.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump administration will continue to treat opioid overdoses as a "national security" emergency even as fentanyl deaths decline.

More information: Jacobs JW, et al. Erasing the evidence: United States climate rollbacks and the implications for public health. PLOS Climate (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000667 ...

About 42% of them were for 23 separate hurricanes, followed by the national opioid public health emergency, which was extended 29 times as of the end of 2024. It doesn't need to be a pending ...

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As a pediatrician in Albany for the past 20 years, I have seen firsthand the damage poverty does to children’s health. Poverty is not just an economic issue; it is a public health emergency.