When it comes to the intense (and intensifying) debate over health care in America, the conversation begins at the top of the alphabet. "A" is for "Access." One of the key lessons we've learned from the Obamacare experience is that "having health insurance" isn't the same thing as having access
Brainstorm Health Daily: December 19, 2018
Anti-vaxxers, or those who oppose vaccines, were deemed a top “threat to global health” in 2019 by the World Health Organization (WHO). “Vaccine hesitancy,” as the United Nations agency calls it, “threatens to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-preventable diseases.” The organization in a recently released list said that while vaccines are “one of the
"Vaccine hesitancy" is listed among air pollution, Ebola and HIV as one of the biggest threats to health this year.
The World Health Organisation has firmly set its sights on the anti-vaccination movement. In a post this week, WHO listed vaccine hesitancy as one of the world’s top health threats to combat in 2019, right alongside other major problems like HIV, Ebola, and climate change.
Brainstorm Health Daily: January 14, 2019
Brainstorm Health Daily: January 9, 2019
Brainstorm Health Daily: January 9, 2019
The Rhode Island Department of Health has deemed the flu widespread in Rhode Island and are ordering all health care workers in the state who have not been vaccinated to wear masks while caring for patients.
The World Health Organization rolled out its top ten threats to global health in 2019, and vaccine hesitancy made the list. WHO pointed to a re-emergence of common vaccine-preventable diseases, some of which were nearly eradicated in the past.What are the details?In making its case, the WHO explains that measles has seen a 30 percent uptick in cases worldwide, stating that "some countries that were close to eliminating the disease have seen a resurgence." But the international agency stopped...
The world is facing multiple health challenges. Here are 10 of the issues that will demand attention from WHO and health partners in 2019.
Repeal-and-replace is a cautionary tale.