Dr. Cecil B. Wilson, who was the American Medical Association's president in 2010-2011, also identified ethics in medicine and the threat of climate change as major challenges facing the world and the medical profession.
A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Dutch colleagues found that regional density of livestock is an important risk factor for people without direct contact with the animals.
CDC, DOL, FDA, and more than a dozen other agencies are participating in the Oct. 31-Nov. 2 event.
A study in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization estimates 65,000 additional optometrists, ophthalmologists, optical dispensers, and other eye-care professionals would be needed to provide these services.
Only 34 countries around the world generate high-quality data about cause of death, according to the organization.
CDC's MMWR reported the vaccination rate among long-term care physicians and nurses was only 50.2 percent in its 2012 survey, lowest among surveyed health care workers.
In a crashless world, U.S. emergency rooms won't have to treat more than 2 million crash victims per year as they do now.
The agency confirmed the direct final rule it issued on this took effect May 7, 2012. It also has approved applications for all 45,000 Veterans Retraining Assistance Program slots available this fiscal year.
"We now have the opportunity of a lifetime to stem its rise with concerted international action that will help countries tackle the preventable causes of CVD," said Dr. Sidney C. Smith, Jr., president of the World Heart Federation.
The agency says the Safety Data Initiative launched in May is bearing fruit, with tools to help home and car buyers, farmers, and law enforcement officers.
Raul Recarey will lead the state's efforts to establish a secure, accurate exchange of electronic health information.
The National Park Service's Sept. 13 update said three people who developed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome died, while the other six are recovering.
UL Environment produced "Navigating the Product Mindset," which is based on a 2011 quantitative survey of consumers and manufacturers in China, Germany, India, and the United States.
NIOSH adds cancers to the list of illnesses resulting from the 2001 terrorist attacks covered by the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
For the first time, members of the public can vote until Sept. 14 for their favorite innovation, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced.
University Medial Center Brackenridge in Austin, Texas, is the first Level 1 trauma center to receive this recognition.
The league is the founding donor to a new Sports and Health Research Program that will research concussions, the relationship between traumatic brain injury and late life neurodegenerative disorders, sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, and additional health topics.
CDC created it with help from pharmacists' associations, the National Association of Drug Store Chains, the American Heart Association, and even pharmacy schools.
An observational study of patients with cardiac arrest at 435 U.S. hospitals find facilities with the longest attempt had higher survival to discharge.
It's go time! The 2014 health insurance exchange deadline is officially looming for all states.