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Navajo Nation President Nez distributes educational material on Navajo reservation

Health Feb 03

Analysis: COVID-19 shortened Native American life expectancy, but it’s not the only factor

By Allison Kelliher, The Conversation

Health Dec 12

Judge rules public safety outweighs personal vaccination choice in medical settings

A federal judge says a person's choice to decline vaccinations does not outweigh public health and safety requirements in medical settings.

By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Health Oct 30

People attend monkeypox vaccine clinic in Arizona
When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems

Experts say the response to the monkeypox virus in rural America may be affected by the patchy resources and bitter politics that are a legacy of the pandemic, challenges that some worry could allow sporadic infections to gain a foothold.

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News

Health Aug 16

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St. Louis combats opioid crisis as overdose deaths skyrocket among Black Americans

More Americans died from drug overdoses last year than ever before. And while deaths are up across nearly every demographic since the start of the pandemic, there’s been an especially alarming spike in overdose deaths among Black Americans. John Yang…

By John Yang, Mike Fritz

Nation Jul 29

MONKEYPOX
San Francisco declares state of emergency to combat monkeypox outbreak

The declaration allows officials to mobilize personnel and cut through red tape to get ahead of a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that devastated San Francisco in the 1980s.

By Eric Risberg, Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

Jul 21

New York reports 1st U.S. polio case in nearly a decade

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

New York health officials are reporting the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade. Officials said the Rockland County resident is an unvaccinated young adult who developed paralysis.

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Jul 21

WHO reconsiders whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press

The World Health Organization has convened its emergency committee to consider for the second time within weeks whether the expanding outbreak of monkeypox should be declared a global crisis.

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May 30

Hepatitis outbreak in U.S. and Canada linked to strawberries

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

The strawberries were purchased between March 5 and April 25 at various U.S. retailers, including Aldi, Kroger and Walmart and at Co-op stores in Canada.

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Mar 07

Pentagon to permanently shut down leaking Navy fuel tank facility in Hawaii

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Defense Department says it will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel.

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Jan 23

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How the U.S. could address confusing, shifting COVID-19 health directives

By PBS NewsHour

Two years since the first lockdown in China, there have been great strides to combat COVID-19, but confusion and questions remain. From vaccinations to testing, to masking and how many days to isolate—there hasn’t always been clarity. More collaboration between…

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