State health department reports first pediatric flu death of this season in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-25 season on Friday, Jan. 24.
Child dead from pertussis, influenza in South Dakota, says state department of health
A South Dakota child has died with a dual infection of pertussis and influenza, state says. What are the symptoms of ...
FDA pauses updates on food-borne outbreak probes as health agencies regroup on communications
The Trump administration's "short pause" on communications, expected to end on Feb. 1, has affected FDA updates on food ...
Senior leader alleges toxic mismanagement at St. Louis County health department
Emily Varner, chief of the department's health data team, said in a letter that Dr. Kanika Cunningham's mismanagement has ...
Opponents of Kennedy's bid for top US health post urge senators to reject him
More than 80 organizations planned to voice opposition on Friday to Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination to lead the top U.S.
Trump Justice Dept. limits enforcement of FACE Act, which protects reproductive health facilities
According to a Justice Department memo, future FACE Act violations will mostly be left to state or local law enforcement.
South Dakota Dept. of Health reports whooping cough death
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The South Dakota Department of Health announced on Friday that a child had died from a ...
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities
The news comes after Trump pardoned several anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances.
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Illinois Department of Public Health Launches Data-Driven Dashboard to Tackle Firearm Violence
IDPH launches a new dashboard for tracking firearm violence and deaths by county to inform prevention efforts in Illinois.
Justice Department restricts prosecutions for interfering with abortion clinic access
A new Justice Department leader issued a memo Friday restricting prosecutions for interfering with patient access to ...