It’s no surprise that netizens are scratching their heads over the Pepsi ad featuring Lindsay Lohan.
On Health Today, the Biden administration has said it has no plans to renew the public health emergency declared earlier this year due to the monkeypox outbreak when it expires at the end of January.
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The White House doesn’t expect urgent updates
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Friday it has no plans to renew the public health emergency declaration for the monkeypox outbreak, which expires early next year, citing the low number of cases currently being reported. Stated.
“Given today’s low number of cases, HHS does not believe the state of emergency, which ends January 31, 2023, will need to be renewed. But we are not taking our feet off the gas. We will continue to monitor case trends and work closely to encourage all at-risk individuals to receive free vaccines,” Health Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
- HHS said the decision was based on “current data” and added that it was “not afraid” to change course if conditions change in the future.
- Similar to the COVID-19 public health emergency, HHS said it will issue 60 days’ notice on whether to renew the monkeypox emergency declaration as a courtesy to stakeholders and health care providers. was
The declaration was renewed once in November, with Becerra saying “the impact of monkeypox outbreaks in multiple states continues.”
In its statement, HHS called the US progress in responding to the monkeypox outbreak “virtually unprecedented.”
“Over the next 60 days, our focus will be on supporting jurisdictions and ministries to ensure that PHE expirations do not impede response efforts,” the agency said. “Mpox remains a priority for his HHS and the administration and does not believe that the expiration of the PHE will impact the administration’s ability to vaccinate, test and treat affected individuals. Hmm.”
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New York State Health Commissioner Resigns
New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett announced Friday that she will be leaving her job on Jan. 1 to return to the Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
“This was a very difficult decision. Huge respect for the work our staff has done in a very difficult year to meet the daily challenges of COVID, mpox, polio and keeping New Yorkers healthy. ,” Bassett said in a statement.
“I am grateful to the Governor for giving me the opportunity to serve as Commissioner. “I’m sorry,” Bassett said in a statement to Hochul and her management.
Fresh start: In a statement, Bassett said he would step down early next year to give his successor a chance to lead the state’s “great” health department for “a full four years” under Governor Kathy Hochol, a Democrat. I explained that I chose
- Ho-chol narrowly won his first full-term seat in the state’s highest office, defeating Republican challenger Lieseldin in a tighter-than-expected gubernatorial race this November.
- Bassett has served as the state’s chief health official for just one year, replacing former New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, who resigned from the post about a month after serving as governor at the time. The ignominious resignation of Andrew Cuomo (D).
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Few Americans are aware of cancer risk from alcohol: study
A new study from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) found that less than a third of Americans know that alcohol can increase the risk of certain cancers, compared with 25% for beer and 25% for wine. I answered 20%.
- More Americans believe wine reduces cancer risk compared to beer and liqueurs, and more than half of those surveyed were unaware of how the beverage affects cancer risk.
- Data were collected from a nationally representative survey of over 3,000 US adults conducted in 2020. Findings were consistent regardless of whether respondents drank alcohol.
“Alcoholic beverages of all types, including wine, increase cancer risk,” said lead author William MP Klein, associate director of the Behavioral Research Program at the National Cancer Institute, in a release.
Beverages containing ethanol, such as wine, beer, and liqueurs, increase the risk of cancer. Alcohol use accounts for his 6% of all cancer cases in the United States and 4% of all cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Documentary: Maternal Health Crisis Affects Black Women
A new documentary highlights how the maternal health crisis is disproportionately affecting black women, and how they are pushing to end the divide.
Monique Matthews, co-producer of the documentary, said: “Black women and sister sororities across the country are coming together to ensure this crisis ends.
The documentary “Birthing Justice” focuses on the experiences of black women and their families as they work through the joys and fears of pregnancy.
The film follows several women on their journey as mothers who advocate for themselves and their infants in a healthcare system that consistently downplays the concerns of black patients.
The project, along with the work of black women across the country, is a chance for people to listen to black women and unite to create better results for all, Matthews said.
“Being black female-led doesn’t mean just black women,” Matthews explained. “Obviously we want allies.
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COVID infections increase as new Omicron variants spread
New Omicron subvariants are rapidly becoming the dominant strains, leading to increased COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the BQ.1.1, BQ.1, and XBB subvariants together accounted for approximately 68% of all cases in the United States through December 3. I was. That’s up from about 61% in the week ending November 26th.
- According to the CDC, the number of hospitalizations nationwide increased 20% from the previous week to 4,378.
The increase in cases due to the subvariant is no longer approved as the Food and Drug Administration announced this week that Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment bebuterobimab is not expected to be effective against BQ.1.1 and BQ.1. because he said.
At the same time, Los Angeles County may reimpose indoor mask mandates. Community infections have reached “moderate” levels, and the county will mandate face coverings if they reach levels the CDC considers “high.”
what we are reading
- The business of clinical trials is booming. Private equity is in the spotlight (Kaiser Health News)
- ‘Hospitals didn’t support midwives’: As more birthing centers open, their viability hinges on nearby hospitals (Stat)
- Neurologists say accelerated aging of black brains could be counteracted by lifestyle changes (NBC News)
by state
- In Philadelphia, “tranq” inflicts horrific scars on drug users. Other communities are preparing for the same (stats)
- Oregon Health Department deploys dozens of contract nurses to children’s hospital (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
- Alabama Firefighters Receive Funds to Expand Mental Health Services (WAFF)
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