How Extreme Heat, Smoke, and Flooding Threaten Our Health
The Southwest and West face a second week of extreme temperatures that have already claimed more than a dozen lives. Approximately one in three Americans received excessive heat warnings, watches or advisories last weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The Health Divide: Top hospital faces federal probe on treatment of Black moms; plus racism’s link to childhood obesity
One of the nation’s top hospitals is undergoing a federal civil rights investigation stemming from the 2016 postpartum death of a Black woman in its care, report Deena Zaru and Brittany Gaddy at ABC News.
How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts
The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona’s most populated area, and alerting residents in parts of Nevada and New Mexico to stay indoors.
How Health Departments Can Attract Public Health Workers
Health departments have a historic opportunity to bolster their workforce due to new funding. Yet they often do not have accurate or updated job descriptions or short, attention-grabbing job postings, to use as marketing tools for recruitment.
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi has full FDA approval now and that means Medicare will pay for it
U.S. officials granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Thursday, clearing the way for Medicare and other insurance plans to begin covering the treatment for people with the brain-robbing disease.
