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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) said handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes and staying home when sick are essential this winter in Mississippi. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Mississippi is listed among states as having "very high" rates of influenza-like illness for the weekend [...]

This continuously updated tracker shows Michigan's COVID-19 case numbers, positivity rate, county infection rates, and weekly cases along with maps and daily state curve data.

Katymay Malone, a volunteer health officer with the National Women’s Health Network, offers this advice on cervical cancer awareness and screening.

CUNY SPH urges CDC to enhance adult immunization communication amid disinformation and low trust in public health.

In a clinical guideline published online Jan. 11 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, an updated immunization schedule is presented for U.S. adults for 2024.

<p>The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released its 2024 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule that includes four new vaccines. This year, the Schedule includes the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, the mpox vaccine, a new MenACWY-MenB combo vaccine, and updated versions of the COVID vaccine with both an mRNA and a protein-based adjuvanted formulation. The authors say this year’s Schedule is particularly important because many adults ar...

Chinh Le, man about town, artist and frequent letter-to-the-editor writer, will move north next month. But not before you can gaze your eyes on his work.

Schedule must be more user-friendly to improve vaccine uptake, critics say

New vaccine recommendations for adults and children include RSV shots, a new meningitis vaccine, and the latest COVID-19 jab.

The vaccine is critical to protect newborns as the virus is the number one cause of hospitalization for babies younger than 1 year old in Canada