Virginia Department of Health shares more on rabid skunk investigation in Lynchburg
Following the skunk that tested positive for rabies in Lynchburg over the weekend, the Virginia Department of Health is ...
Surge in flu cases: When should you visit Augusta Health urgent care vs. the emergency department?
Knowing when to seek treatment at urgent care vs. emergency department helps alleviate strain on healthcare system and ensure ...
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State Health Departments Prepare for a Period of Uncertainty
State and local public health departments rely on federal funding to operate. With those dollars at risk amid the Trump administration’s federal funding freezes, they’re bracing for the future.
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Local Health Departments speak on tuberculosis outbreak
Following one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis in U.S. history in Kansas—Doniphan, Andrew, and Buchanan County's ...
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Lake County Health Department to unveil 'state-of-the-art' mobile clinic
Members of the public are invited to attend the unveiling ceremony of the $229,000 van, which will be held from 12-2 p.m. Friday at the Lake County Health Department.
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Pa. counties with their own health departments see benefits, new research shows
Most counties in Pennsylvania don’t have their own health departments. A study shows that matters for residents.
Flu rates continue to rise around Kentucky. What local health officials are doing
High rates of the flu are continuing around Louisville, Kentucky, which children being more severely impacted than other ...
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Health department wants permission to stop doing annual sanitary inspections at schools; it says other Douglas County agencies already do that
To “reduce the regulatory burden” on its inspectors, the city-county health department wants to exempt itself from having to ...
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Louisville health department, local schools seeing sharp increase in flu cases
Oldham County Schools will operate on NTI on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — Feb. 4-6 — due to "widespread illness" in the ...
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Flu cases surge in Washington, impacting local health clinics
Recent data from the Washington Department of Health reveals a significant rise in influenza cases across the state. More ...
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Local officials warn of rising RSV, Influenza A, and Norovirus
According to officials from the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, there is a spike in RSV, Influenza A, and Norovirus ...
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Douglas County leaders vote to exempt health department from annual school inspections to focus on other priorities
County leaders voted Wednesday to let the city-county health department opt out of doing annual sanitary inspections at ...