Disease Management
The state of Florida and city of Philadelphia each declared public health emergencies last week to address hepatitis A outbreaks.
One year after the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola, the outbreak continues in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, with 2,698 cases and 1,813 deaths to date.
The World Health Organization today declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced five new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment models aimed at transforming kidney care so that patients with chronic kidney disease have access to high-quality, coordinated care.
Two investigational Ebola treatments being used in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are effective in laboratory studies.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today urged medical professionals to quickly recognize symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis — a polio-like illness that mostly affects children and can cause paralysis — and report all suspected cases to their health department.
Fewer than 40% of the U.S. population has been tested for HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday, although the agency recommends everyone aged 13-64 get tested at least once.
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for a national strategy to reduce cancer incidence and mortality and improve quality of life for survivors.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday approved Louisiana’s Medicaid plan amendment allowing supplemental rebate agreement negotiations with prescription drug makers for Hepatitis C therapies.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force today recommended a pill that helps prevent the spread of HIV to high-risk patients.