Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: What Is It? Symptoms, Risk Factors, Contagiousness—and Why It’s on the Rise in New York

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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: What Is It? Symptoms, Risk Factors, Contagiousness—and Why It’s on the Rise in New York

By: Janet Howard Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral illness familiar to many parents and pediatricians—but that doesn’t make it harmless. Recently, healthcare providers in New York have observed a notable rise in HFMD cases, particularly in the spring and summer months. Here’s what you need to know: what HFMD is, how […]

5 Years of COVID-19 Underscore Value of Coordinated Efforts to Manage Disease – While CDC, NIH and WHO Face Threats to their Ability to Respond to a Crisis

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5 Years of COVID-19 Underscore Value of Coordinated Efforts to Manage Disease – While CDC, NIH and WHO Face Threats to their Ability to Respond to a Crisis

By Katherine A. Foss, THE CONVERSATION | Editorial credit: Tada Images / shutterstock.com  Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, began as a “cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause” reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It had […]

The World is Facing Multiple Public Health Threats: Are We Prepared?

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The World is Facing Multiple Public Health Threats: Are We Prepared?

By Sunita Sohrabji, EthicMediaServices | Editorial credit: TZIDO SUN / shuttertsock.com  Avian flu, Oropouche, Mpox, Norovirus, human metapneumovirus, and the ongoing threat of Covid-19 are some of the many public health challenges the world faces this year. Climate change is causing many of these outbreaks to erupt at a faster pace. As 2025 unfolds, the […]