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Millions in funding are now available to support prevention, treatment and recovery programs
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Monarez was fired less than a month after refusing to back 鈥渦nscientific, reckless directives,鈥� as four other senior CDC leaders resigned in protest
FEMA workers who joined a 180-signature letter warning that staff and budget cuts imperil disaster response have been put on indefinite paid leave
Seattle has cut overdose deaths 20% since 2024 and strengthened its Health 99 post-overdose response team
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court removed a lower-court block on $783 million in National Institutes of Health research grants
A national survey found 7.4% of U.S. emergency departments lacked 24/7 attending coverage in 2022, over 90% at small rural hospitals, fueling debate over APP-led care versus mandated physician staffing
FDNY EMS officer and union vice president says separating EMS from the FDNY would close pay gaps, curb turnover and give medics the autonomy to modernize patient care
Wapello County鈥檚 EMS council weighed a high-school pipeline, community paramedicine and transit-aided transport among many items
Amid preliminary 2024 data showing more than 3,100 overdose deaths, 79% involving opioids, the Department of Health鈥檚 new tool directs residents to free naloxone statewide
Naloxone will now sit alongside AEDs, CPR masks and Stop The Bleed kits at six park kiosks and municipal sites in Windham
Residents in formerly redlined neighborhoods face slower response times, highlighting ongoing disparities tied to historic housing discrimination
A new partnership in Joliet embeds paramedics into patient care teams to connect residents with vital resources beyond traditional medical care
Marin County is holding a scavenger hunt to locate unregistered defibrillators and add them to the PulsePoint app ahead of its Aug. 16 CPR event
In a roundtable with Rep. Eric Sorensen, fire and EMS officials highlighted how underfunding, Medicaid cuts, and unfunded mandates are straining rural departments
With 1,288 cases and outbreaks in 14 states, the U.S. is facing its largest measles spread since 1991, prompting renewed CDC efforts and warnings amid falling vaccination rates
The AIMHI awards recognize standout agencies, individuals and programs advancing high-value, integrated mobile healthcare
Connecticut ED doctors warn that growing patient boarding delays are straining hospital care, prompting new state efforts to speed up transfers and ease overcrowding
As triple-digit heat scorches the Eastern U.S., cities are seeing record highs, overwhelmed utilities and a surge in heat-related illnesses
Colorado will spend $3 million from its opioid settlement fund to expand access to naloxone, a lifesaving overdose-reversal drug, as the state sees a significant drop in overdose deaths
Despite FDA warnings and no U.S. approval, underground brands keep marketing tianeptine products like Zaza and Tianaa, exploiting gaps in supplement oversight
More than 460 former CDC employees are being brought back after layoffs that gutted public health programs
Weiser Ambulance District鈥檚 new community paramedic initiative is helping divert crisis calls from EDs and 911
Backed by a $1 million grant, the Cook County van will bring critical opioid treatment directly to more than two dozen south suburban communities
After 19 overdoses in one weekend, including one death, New Haven is ramping up harm reduction efforts
Two new will expand the original program, which has answered over 2,000 calls and treated more than 360 patients since launching in 2017
The county begins erasing $183 million in medical debt, with plans to cancel up to $2 billion through its new relief program
The U.S. has surpassed 1,000 measles cases amid a growing outbreak centered in Texas, where two children have died
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