CNN — The flu resurfaced in the United States after Thanksgiving, bringing the most severe week yet in a season that hit the county earlier. More than a third of all hospitalizations and deaths from the flu so far this season have been reported in the past week alone, and cases have risen almost as … Read more
Sydney, Australia CNN — Prosecutors in Australia have ended a high-profile legal action against a former government employee accused of raping a colleague inside Parliament House, saying a new trial would pose a “significant and unacceptable risk” to the woman’s life. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) director of public prosecution Shane Drumgold told reporters on Friday … Read more
CNN — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new CNN poll in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nine in 10 adults said they believe there is a mental health crisis in the US today. When asked to rate the … Read more
Publisher’s note: Brenda Rivera-Garcia, DVM, MPH is Senior Director of Programs for Latin America and the Caribbean at Americares, a former visiting scholar with the dengue branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a territorial epidemiologist at the Department of Health of Puerto Rico. The opinions expressed in this comment are … Read more
CNN — In a new study, researchers say the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan show that environmental disasters like the water crisis can have long-term consequences for mental health. Flint residents reported changes in the color, smell, and taste of their water soon after the city turned to the Flint River as its water … Read more