Public Health
Policy shifts and sustainable funding are needed to help manage the demand of mental health calls
Funding and resources are available for EMS to improve community health with oral care clinics, screenings
How to navigate the opioid funding landscape to secure resources for opioid abatement, reimbursement and remediation expenses
The Highlander Fire Protection District will become the primary EMS provider for two communities in Floyd County
Sedro-Woolley and Burlington fire departments will start a two-year community paramedicine program to provide specialized care for people they have seen most often on 911 calls
Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary; Dr. Oz for Medicaid and Medicare Services role
During the campaign, Kennedy said President-elect Donald Trump had asked him to 鈥渞eorganize鈥� agencies including the CDC, the National Institutes of Health and the FDA
If confirmed by the Senate to lead CMS, Dr. Mehmet Oz would oversee Medicare, Medicaid, children鈥檚 health insurance and the Affordable Care Act
Pickens County Ambulance Service dropped to one ambulance in October due to a lack of funding
Data shows that overdose deaths are down 14% in a 12-month period compared to the last period
Over 2 million pieces of PPE have been distributed to farmworkers in response to confirmed human cases of bird flu
Palmetto General Hospital is dealing with layoffs, service cuts and a lack of supplies
Ward got her start at age 15 with the Thousand Islands Emergency Rescue Service
Some patients use specialized medical transport, but San Francisco-based Uber and Lyft are also taking people to ERs, dialysis, cancer care, physical therapy, and other medical appointments
Donate Life America found an average of 170 people a day removed themselves from the national registry in the week following coverage of the 2021 incident
Officials worry about the future of the Naloxone Bulk Purchase Fund
Fentanyl and meth fuel rising deaths in Alaska, Nevada, Washington and Oregon, prompting harm reduction efforts and tougher prosecutions
Withdrawal symptoms tended to be far worse than those experienced by even the most severe heroin users of the past
Public health workers say outbreaks this year are hitting older kids and teens
Thousands lack water in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene
EMS agencies face significant geographic, racial and income-based disparities, impacting response times and patient care
State health department officials credit naloxone availability as part of the success and say there is more work to do
A study by Ohio State University and the National Registry of EMTs highlights the importance of the public鈥檚 help and calls for more awareness
Firefighters assigned to Station 11 have responded to 599 overdoses compared to 36 structure fires through August of this year
New Haven鈥檚 Elm City COMPASS has responded to nearly 2,000 calls, mostly coming from public safety dispatchers
Meth is showing up more often as a factor in the deaths of people who died from heat-related causes
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said false claims about withholding aid are demoralizing to relief workers
Kansas is one of more than a dozen states with no 鈥渃ertificate of need鈥� law
Approximately 17,000 people were evacuated earlier and several roads closed after a fire at the BioLab facility on Conyers sent smoke over the area
Boxes and other receptacles are appearing in several states as a way to reduce opioid deaths
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