In last week’s public health article, we discussed the fact that measles were increasing due, in part, to international travel. Following up on a similar
While the global nature of the food industry has great benefits, it also causes a number of challenges, in this case, the transmission of infectious
Based on the current and expected evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) is advising vaccine manufacturers to update
As noted in our Key Points this week, Australia has seen a significant uptick in COVID-19 and flu hospitalizations in recent weeks. As we’ve discussed
When an outbreak has been identified, the next step is to stop the outbreak by first tracing and then cutting off routes of transmission. Such
A California norovirus outbreak of at least 100 cases has been traced back to a single restaurant. A staff member who worked at two fast-food
A new COVID Omicron subvariant (XBB.1.16, known as “Arcturus”) has been making headlines recently for being highly contagious and causing conjunctivitis (pink eye). As discussed
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has noted a critical need to address deficiencies at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that “impaired
With the US declaring an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) as of May 11, 2023, CDC has updated its guidance to incorporate
