On August 4, CDC released a new Vital Signs report highlighting how to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance. The report includes modeling that predicts increases in drug-resistant infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) without immediate, nationwide improvements in…
President Obama and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced on August 3 the final version of the Clean Power Plan, which establishes national standards to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. The…
Final follow up from a major study, HPTN 052, examining how antiretrovirals reduce the risk of HIV transmission among heterosexuals has found that no participant with fully suppressed viral load infected his or her long-term…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that Lyme disease has significantly expanded in the United States over the past few decades. There are now 17 states considered at high risk in the…
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), together with public health organizations around the world, will observe World Hepatitis Day on Tuesday, July 28. The observation is a call to action for communities around the world…
A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine shows that less than 1% of acute cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection over the course of a decade in Massachusetts were reported to the CDC. Massachusetts…
The National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project released a conference report showing that methamphetamine (meth) use could explain 20% of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Seattle and surrounding King County,…
The Network for Public Health Law recently released a new raw milk resource, “50 State Compilation: Raw Milk Statutes.” This document provides a list of links to current legislation on the sale of raw milk for each state.…
Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic is a feature length documentary about HPV and cervical cancer. The film follows the story of five women struggling with the impact of cervical cancer caused by HPV. One of them, Kelly Pozzoli,…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the 2016 edition of CDC Health Information for International Travel, commonly known as the Yellow Book. Nicknamed for its yellow cover and published biennially, the…