HIMSSCast: CDC’s new outbreak and disease modeling network, and its promise for public health
In September 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced more than $262 million in funding for a first-of-its-kind national network, the Outbreak...
Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation launch phase 2 of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative to strengthen Africa’s public health systems
November 28, 2023, Lusaka– The Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation have entered a new phase of their partnership on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods...
Canadian Health Workers Rally For Palestine
Ahead of Israel resuming its brutal bombing campaign on Gaza, dozens of healthcare workers rallied at Queen’s Park in Toronto last Thursday to show solidarity...
Health Workers Report Harassment, Symptoms of Poor Mental Health, and Difficult Working Conditions | CDC Online Newsroom
More than double the number of health workers reported harassment at work in 2022 than in 2018. This may include threats, bullying, verbal abuse, or...
Quebec public sector workers begin 3-day strike, shuttering schools and hitting health care
With Quebec's public schools closed for most of the week, Danielle Desrosiers fears not only for her daughter's educational success but also her well-being.Her 21-year-old daughter has...
Suspect in fatal Hawaii nurse stabbing pleaded guilty last year to assaulting mental health worker
A former Hawaii psychiatric hospital patient indicted Wednesday on a murder charge in the stabbing death of a nurse at the facility had pleaded guilty...
US Department of Labor recovers $61K for Owensboro health care worker denied protected medical leave, wrongfully terminated for exercising rights
Employer: Green River District Health Department 1501 Breckinridge St.Owensboro, KY 42303 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division found Green River Health District terminated a health...
The Israeli attack on Palestinian health workers in Gaza and the failure of the American Medical Association : Peoples Dispatch
UCLA Med School November 9, 2023. Healthcare workers and medical students across the US have rallied to demand an end to Israel's genocidal bombing of...
Our changing climate is jeopardizing worker health and productivity. Companies need to adapt their operations
Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Today, we have proof that a changing climate...
COVID and flu vaccine rates are declining for US health care workers, CDC reports: ‘Disturbing trend’
Fewer U.S. health care workers are keeping up to date on their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, according to two separate reports this week from the...