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Health - The Washington Post

(8 days ago) WebBy Victoria Bisset and Adela Suliman May 9, 2024. RFK Jr. revealed he had a parasitic brain worm. Here’s what to know. The presidential candidate disclosed cognitive problems after contracting a

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/

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Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness

(9 days ago) WebAkilah Johnson Akilah Johnson is a national reporter exploring the effect of racism and social inequality on health for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2021 after working at ProPublica

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/

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Americans see disparities in mental and physical - The …

(5 days ago) WebMay 27, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. EDT. (Washington Post Illustration; iStock) When asked, 75 percent of survey respondents said they felt mental health conditions are identified and treated worse than

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/05/27/mental-health-treatment-disparity/

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Coronavirus - The Washington Post

(3 days ago) WebNews and updates about the coronavirus pandemic: Cases in the US, death toll, what you need to know about the virus, how to prepare, how to get tested.

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Health Brief - The Washington Post

(5 days ago) WebThe Washington Post’s essential guide to health policy news. By Joel Achenbach and McKenzie Beard May 20, 2024. The Health 202 Analysis. Markey targets private equity in health care.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/powerpost/the-health-202/

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Health - The Washington Post

(8 days ago) WebMan who received pig kidney transplant dies weeks after milestone surgery. Richard Slayman was the first living human to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, in a landmark xenotransplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital. By …

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Health Equity - The Washington Post

(6 days ago) WebHealth Equity: Medical Research with Carol Oladele, PhD, MPH, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD & Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI. When it comes to scientific and early-stage medical research in the

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World Health Organization cites ‘alarming’ dental statistics

(5 days ago) Web2 min. More than 1 in 4 U.S. adults — 26 percent — have untreated dental cavities, according to oral health data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, nearly

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/29/cavities-teeth-gum-disease-dental/

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World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic - The …

(5 days ago) WebHealth officials are racing to get the world to agree to new ways to prepare for and fight an inevitable future pandemic. COVID-19 is fading into history as elections and crises like climate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/27/world-health-organization-assembly-pandemic-covid/9bcc884e-1bff-11ef-becb-2cf8dbfd9eb9_story.html

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CDC - NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics

(4 days ago) WebStat of the Day. From 2018 to 2021, an annual average of 1,026,000 emergency department visits were made by children and adolescents with a diagnosis of a mental health disorder. Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth.

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Patients of color struggle to get attention for long covid

(Just Now) WebPatients of color struggle to get attention for long covid. Analysis by Mary-Ellen Deily. and. McKenzie Beard. May 29, 2024 at 8:03 a.m. EDT. The Washington Post’s essential guide to health

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/29/patients-color-struggle-get-attention-long-covid/

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Honors for The Post in the National Headliner - The Washington …

(9 days ago) WebWork from The Post’s Health and Science, Local and Well+Being desks, all produced in collaboration, has been recognized in two national journalism contests. By WashPostPR May 29, 2024 at 2:54 p

https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/05/29/honors-post-national-headliner-awards-association-health-care-journalists/

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A devastating diagnosis followed months of - The Washington …

(Just Now) WebWhen a 39-year-old woman complained of feeling off, her doctors mostly blamed stress. A key reason: She didn’t fit the profile for a devastating disease. By Sandra G. Boodman. May 25, 2024 at 9:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/05/25/fatigue-malaise-anemia-diagnosis-profile/

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Marijuana is used daily by more Americans than - The …

(3 days ago) Web4 min. 386. More people in the United States say they are using marijuana daily or near daily, compared with people who say they are drinking alcohol that often, according to a new study. In 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/05/23/marijuana-cannabis-alcohol-drinking-daily/

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Health, United States, 2020–2021: Annual Perspective

(6 days ago) WebThe Health, United States, 2020–2021: Annual Perspective is the 44th edition of the congressionally mandated annual report on health statistics. The report is submitted on behalf of the HHS Secretary to the President and Congress in compliance with Section 308 of the Public Health Service Act (9). This brief annual report integrates selected

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus20-21.pdf

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Homepage Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

(7 days ago) WebThe number of people experiencing poor health and early death caused by metabolism-related risk factors such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high BMI has increased by 50% since 2000, reveals new …

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KFF/The Washington Post Frontline Health Care Workers Survey

(7 days ago) WebYounger health care workers are more likely to report negative emotions than their older counterparts. Seven in ten (69%) frontline health care workers between the ages of 18 and 29 say they feel

https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-the-washington-post-frontline-health-care-workers-survey-toll-of-the-pandemic/

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Washington - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(9 days ago) WebNational Center for Health Statistics. All 2021 data are final. 2021 birth data come from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) via CDC WONDER; 2021 death data, including leading causes of death, firearm mortality, homicide, drug overdose mortality, and infant mortality, come from the NVSS via CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/washington/wa.htm

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COVID-19 Data Dashboards Washington State Department of …

(4 days ago) WebCOVID-19 Data Dashboards. Explore our Respiratory Illness Data Dashboard for the latest data on COVID-19 disease monitoring in Washington state. Visit the CDC COVID Data Tracker to see updates about vaccinations across the U.S.

https://doh.wa.gov/emergencies/covid-19/vaccine-information/covid-19-data-dashboards

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Stats of the State of Washington - Centers for Disease Control and

(7 days ago) Web2017 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 67, No. 8; leading cause of death data, including firearm, homicide, and drug poisoning mortality data, and infant mortality data come from CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2017 age-adjusted death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, refer to this report.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/washington/washington.htm

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Health - The Washington Post

(8 days ago) WebDoctor released from Va. prison two years after being pardoned. Vince Gilmer was a North Carolina physician when he murdered his father. Diagnosed with a brain disease, he became a symbol of mental health issues in prisons. By Gregory S. Schneider May 23, 2024. Well+Being.

https://css.washingtonpost.com/health/

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Police shootings database 2015-2024: Search by - The …

(1 days ago) WebThe Post seeks to make the database as comprehensive as possible. To provide information about fatal police shootings since Jan. 1, 2015, send us an email at [email protected]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/

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America’s best decade, according to data - The Washington Post

(9 days ago) WebThe good old days when America was “great” aren’t the 1950s. They’re whatever decade you were 11, your parents knew the correct answer to any question, and you’d never heard of war

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/24/when-america-was-great-according-data/

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Center for Health Statistics Washington State Department of Health

(7 days ago) WebOrder certificates The Center for Health Statistics collects and publishes critical information needed to help people in Washington live healthier lives. As the office of the State Registrar, the Center is responsible for the registration, preservation, amendment, and release of official state records of all births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces …

https://doh.wa.gov/about-us/executive-offices/health-and-science/disease-control-and-health-statistics/center-health-statistics

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Opioid Data Washington State Department of Health

(7 days ago) WebThat's about 55 people per day. Washington experienced a similar trend. 17,502 Washington residents died from a drug overdose over the past 15 years (between 2007 and 2021). 68% of those deaths involved an opioid. Since 2019 the annual number of opioid drug overdose deaths has nearly doubled, from 827 deaths in 2019 to 1619 in 2021.

https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/washington-tracking-network-wtn/opioids

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U.S. life expectancy declines again, a dismal trend not seen …

(Just Now) WebOverall, Americans could expect to live 78.6 years at birth in 2017, down a tenth of a year from the 2016 estimate, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Men could anticipate a life span of 76.1 years, down a tenth of a year from 2016. Life expectancy for women in 2017 was 81.1 years, unchanged from the previous year.

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Hospital and Patient Data Washington State Department of Health

(1 days ago) WebHospital and Patient Data. Welcome to the Hospital and Patient Data Section. We collect and publish critical information that helps people in Washington live healthier lives. By providing current, high-quality health data about community hospitals in Washington State, we help people make better-informed decisions about healthcare and health plans.

https://doh.wa.gov/data-statistical-reports/healthcare-washington/hospital-and-patient-data

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Sexual abuse of Native American children at boarding schools

(6 days ago) WebFor 150 years, the United States government sent Native American children to remote boarding schools as part of a systematic effort to seize tribal lands and eradicate culture. Dozens of these

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/sexual-abuse-of-native-american-children-at-boarding-schools-exposed-in-new-report

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Health Statistics Washington State Department of Health

(5 days ago) WebHealth Statistics. The Department collects high-quality information on all births, deaths, abortions, marriages, divorces, health factors, and hospitalizations that occur in Washington State. We publish these data in tables to help data users. understand trends. identify high risk populations and geographical areas. set prevention priorities.

https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/health-statistics

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FTC review is only remaining hurdle to UPMC/Washington Health …

(9 days ago) WebHealth care giant UPMC cleared a hurdle in its bid to acquire Washington Health System with state Attorney General Michelle Henry blessing the deal Thursday. Ms.

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2024/05/30/pennsylvania-attorney-general-upmc-washington-health-system/stories/202405300109

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Utah reports first rabid bat of 2024 season, prompting public …

(9 days ago) WebThe Utah Department of Health has an online tool available to help individuals determine the appropriate steps to take following a potential rabies exposure, and more information about the disease

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WebCorrectional health is community health. CDC provides treatment guidelines and other correctional health resources. Correctional health encompasses all aspects of health and well-being for adults and juveniles who are justice system*-involved. This starts at the point of arrest, continues at detention or incarceration, and carries through after

https://www.cdc.gov/correctional-health/about/index.html

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Data and Statistical Reports - Washington State Department of …

(7 days ago) WebAnnouncements. New data visualization: We have launched a dashboard to give communities access to data on the opioid and drug overdose crisis. April 1 population estimates: Population estimation data is critical to understanding the impacts of public health threats on our community.Stay up to date on recent changes to Washington …

https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports

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The Washington Post lays out an optimistic new strategy after …

(5 days ago) WebThe Washington Post lays out an optimistic new strategy after grim financial numbers The Post lost $77 million over the last year, and had a 50% drop off in audience since 2020. Leaders unveiled

https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2024/washington-post-new-strategy-build-it/

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