Emergency

It is going to be impossible for me to describe accurately the horror that unfolded on those first few days of Hurricane Helene. I can describe what we went through, but the recovery process continues even today, 3 months later.

Extreme weather and climate disasters pose particular dangers for patients with chronic kidney disease who are dependent on dialysis.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which struck the Caribbean in September 2017, the American Society of Nephrology was asked to provide logistical support to kidney care providers and patients with kidney diseases.

The Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting scheduled to take place Sept. 27 to 30 in Atlanta has been canceled following declaration of a State of Emergency by the governor of Georgia due to Hurricane Helene.

WHO on Wednesday declared the spread of mpox in Africa to be a global public health emergency.

The FDA has granted emergency use authorization for Labcorp’s Mpox PCR Test Home Collection Kit, the company announced in a press release.

Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency following a spike in cases of dengue.

There was a downward trend for asthma attacks and ED visits among Black adults and children relative to white patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a letter published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Individuals recently diagnosed with cancer frequently decide on their own to visit hospital emergency departments for symptoms that do not require immediate care, according to a study conducted at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Last year, researchers reported that the prevalence of pediatric obesity increased to 21% in the United States between 2011 and 2020.