Visit rates higher than expected for females and for specific mental health conditions during 2022
Transient Increase Seen in Contraceptive Use After Dobbs Decision
Temporary increase seen in month after Dobbs, followed by decrease in contraceptive services, apart from vasectomy
U.S. May Lose Measles Free Status
After being designated measles-free for two decades, the United States risks losing its status due to recent measles outbreaks.
Over the past fifteen months, 338 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. Among these cases, 96% were associated with measles virus importation.
Among the 326 import-associated measles cases, 61% occurred among U.S. residents who were eligible for vaccination but were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.
Furthermore, in 2024 alone, seven measles outbreaks (3+ cases) have been reported in the U.S.
Philippines Deploys Pentavalent Vaccine Against Pertussis Outbreak
The Department of Health (DOH) in the Republic of the Philippines has taken action to address the Pertussis outbreak.
Data as of March 30, 2024, indicates that there have been 1,112 Pertussis (whooping cough) cases since the start of 2024, which is almost 34 times higher than during the same period in 2023.
The majority of these cases were found in unvaccinated children under the age of five.
On April 11, 2024, the DOH reassured the public that outbreak response immunization was underway—however, the national government's inventory is in short supply.
Real World Evidence Supports Protein-based COVID-19 Vaccination
In the early stages of the recent pandemic, clinical studies reported differing levels of effectiveness for COVID-19 vaccines.
One reason for this was that people's immune composition was continuously changing due to new SARS-CoV-2 variants, booster doses, and updated vaccine types.
However, one missing data component was needed to understand these innovative vaccines' effectiveness fully.
Recently, real-world evidence was published that supports the continued use of protein-based COVID-19 vaccines.
SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnosis in Children
Black race, food allergies, allergic rhinitis significantly associated with new diagnosis of asthma
Decline Seen in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colon, Rectal Cancer in 2020
Patients undergoing surgery in 2020 versus 2019 had more advanced clinical and pathological tumor stage
Midlife Deaths of Despair Increased From 1999 to 2022
Particularly large increases were seen for American Indian or Alaska Native and Black individuals
Mistreatment by Health Professionals Common During Childbirth
Most common type of mistreatment is ignoring the patient, refusing request for help, or failing to respond in a timely manner
Mpox Outbreaks Have Not Ended
While the international community has focused on the extensive mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this sexually transmitted disease has resurfaced in the United States.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of the week ending March 30, 2024 (Week #13), there were 664 mpox cases in the U.S.
New York (142), California (67), and Texas (43) are the leading states reporting mpox cases in 2024.
This data compares with just 307 reported in the same period in 2023.