The Senior Medical Officer for Public Health at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Addipa-Adapoe, has highlighted the crucial link between vaccination, economic recovery, and public health during an interview with journalists. Speaking at an ongoing workshop on vaccine uptake in Ghana, Dr Addipa-Adapoe underscored the significance of vaccination as a key tool in […]
Pro-Palestine protests on the campuses of some of America’s most elite colleges have resulted in hundreds of arrests and led Columbia University in New York Read More
Supporters of a proposed November ballot initiative wanted the all-important title of their measure to reflect their beliefs, a name like "Protect Kids of California Act." But Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta saw things differently when his office chose the name signature gatherers must use: "Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth." Among its provisions, the initiative in question — which has not yet qualified for the ballot — would require schools to notify parents if a child changed gender identification...
House Public Health Chairman Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, tells Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance he's hopeful he and other negotiators can strike a deal on Medicaid expansion to address dire issues in the unhealthiest state.
t the intersection of military global health and veterinary medicine, collaboration and innovation are paramount. This was illustrated at the inaugural Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium, Indo-Pacific (VOHIMS, IP) held recently. This symposium marked a significant milestone for the Indo-Pacific region's approach to collaboration and addressing animal, environmental, and human health connections through a One Health approach.
This column is the latest in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, “Emptying the Nest.” Read the previous installment, about relearning how to be alone at home, here. I recently saw a headline in the New York Times that I thought was the answer to my prayers: “Anxious Parents Are the Ones Who Need Help.” Yes, please, I thought, hoping to find acknowledgment of all the very real forces that can turn any parent into an anxious mess. Things like school shootings,...
Paedophiles convicted of serious sexual offences could lose parental rights over their children under a proposed law change.
It comes after the BBC reported a mum's fight to stop her ex-husband getting access to their child.
Doctors and patient organisations have started a national campaign aimed at boosting the vaccination rate which they say is so low that it is endangering the lives of children and vulnerable elderly. Organisers are hoping that posters and a website with information about the importance of vaccinations against such childhood diseases as measles and whooping cough will persuade parents to get the jabs for their children. Both illnesses are on the rise, sometimes with deadly consequences. Four...
JOPLIN, Mo. — Parents may already be thinking of activities for their children to do this summer. If you're thinking about summer camp - the Better Business Bureau recommends you use extra precautions when choosing one. They say the first step is to ask your child what type of camp interests them - such as []
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hidalgo County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday for its new Public Health Facility in Edinburg. The $8 million facility was funded in part by the United States Housing and Urban Development in partnership with the Hidalgo County Urban County Program. The state-of-the-art, 10,000-square-foot laboratory was constructed within Precinct 4 and []
The government should tighten “outdated” emission standards for sources of air pollution, including coal-fired power plants, to safeguard public health and the environment, a group said on Tuesday.