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The federal government provided billions in federal aid to states on the condition that they would not remove people from Medicaid until the public health emergency ends. The temporary measure has extended more than two years.

Rate was highest since 1994, US public health agency says, with 79 percent of all homicides in 2020 linked to guns.

WASHINGTON — Members of vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups could find it more difficult to get treatment for substance use disorders if the end of the public health emergency also brings the end of policies that allow health care providers to prescribe medications through video or audio calls, experts say.

The end of the pandemic may make it harder for vulnerable populations to have access to medication-assisted treatment for drug addiction.

Employee and company resiliency can be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement, suggests a research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Read more on Dynamite News:

The country registered 6,230 new Covid-19 cases during the previous 24 hours, the third consecutive day the number declined and the fewest since Jan 6, the Public Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning. The 53 additional fatalities marked the lowest daily toll since March 5.

Ministry of Public Health officials are on high alert after at least one foreign national was detected carrying an Omicron sub-variant with the potential to cause severe infections, according to the ministry's Department of Medical Sciences.

Reporting every death with the accurate and verifiable cause of death is essential for public health

Director of Public Health holds review meeting in Sangareddy, visits PHCs

After Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical cannabis in 2018, this January it became the first in Asia to legally allow marijuana. Under the new regulation, which officially takes action on June 9th, its residents are allowed to cultivate cannabis for personal use.

The definition of “sanitation.” An old court case that involves an underwear manufacturer. Whether people had a fair chance to express their opinions about wearing masks on planes.