NH Public Healh And Disaster Preparedness Improving
A national report says New Hampshire has made progress toward building and strengthening its abilities to prepare for a public health emergency. Being prepared to prevent, respond to, and recover from...
View ArticleEmotions And Evidence: Why Pro-Vaccine Pushes May Backfire With Skeptics
Public health officials have a problem. They want more parents to get their kids vaccinated, because there's been a resurgence of dangerous diseases as vaccination rates have dropped . But new research...
View ArticleE-Cigarettes And Smoking
There has been a significant increase in the popularity of this alternative to smoking, but health officials are still weighing the positive and negative health effects. Some say “vaping” with...
View ArticleFirst Cases Of Chikungunya Virus Reported In N.H.
Officials are confirming the first two local cases of chikungunya , a painful but rarely fatal virus characterized by fever, headache, joint swelling and a rash. The Department of Health and Human...
View ArticleEbola Response In N.H.: Facts, Fears, And Policy
Since a handful of Ebola cases have made their way to the U.S., officials have mobilized to deal with the threat, sometimes seeming to add to confusion around this illness. And while the risk of...
View ArticleScience Cafe: Cancer Screenings - How Much Is Too Much?
Our Science Café tackles medical screening: while advances allow detection of diseases like prostate and breast cancer much earlier, some in the medical field worry about the potential for...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Public Health Director Stepping Down
New Hampshire's director of public health says he is resigning to allow for "new leadership" of the division. Dr. Jose Montero announced in a statement Thursday that he will leave the post he's held...
View ArticleMosquito Season Brings Concerns About EEE, West Nile
New Hampshire health officials are preparing for mosquito season. Mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis are far less common than tick-borne illnesses such as...
View ArticleIs Gun Violence a Public Health Issue?
After the latest mass shooting, both sides of the divisive gun debate are digging in and change appears unlikely. But there are some who frame gun violence in a third way -- as a public health issue....
View ArticleState Confirms Mumps Cases In Saint Anselm Students
New Hampshire health officials have confirmed several cases of mumps at Saint Anselm College.
View ArticleDebating If And How to Bring Needle Exchanges to N.H.
Designed to reduce the spread of disease by distributing clean needles to drug users, needle exchange programs can also provide outreach and referral for treatment. Now, a bill in the legislature would...
View ArticleN.H.'s Drinking Water Systems: A Look At PFOA, Aging Infrastructure, and...
After the Flint, Michigan water crisis, many around the country started taking a closer look their own water systems. And with a recent contamination scare in southern New Hampshire by the chemical...
View ArticleNew Data Shows Gaps in Lifespan Between Lowest, Highest Incomes in N.H.
In New Hampshire, there’s about a 5-year gap between the life expectancy for adult women at the top of the income bracket and those at the bottom. For men in the same age group, the gap’s more than...
View ArticleShaheen Calls On Congress to Fund Research for Zika Vaccine
Democratic U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen called on Congress today to provide money for research on the Zika virus. She spoke to state and town officials in Salem, where mosquitos with both West Nile and...
View ArticleManchester Recognized For Efforts at Boosting Community Health
The city of Manchester has won a $25,000 prize from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for cultivating what the foundation calls a “culture of health.” Manchester is one of seven communities to receive...
View Article11.2.16: The High Price of Free Vaccines, Facial Recognition Bias, & The...
Doctors Without Borders provides emergency medical aid to people the world over, and is funded almost entirely by individuals. So, why did they turn down free pneumonia vaccines from Pfizer? On today’s...
View ArticleUNH Poll: 43% of N.H. Residents Think Scientists Alter Findings to Suit Agenda
New research from UNH shows close to half of New Hampshire residents think scientists alter their findings to get the answers they want. That’s raising concerns about whether the public will trust...
View ArticleN.H. Sees Spike in Cases of Syphilis
Public health officials are warning about an outbreak of syphilis in New Hampshire, with reported cases of the sexually transmitted disease nearly double that of previous years. From January through...
View ArticleSununu Signs New Lead Exposure Protections Into Law
Governor Chris Sununu signed into law Thursday morning new protections against childhood lead exposure. At a signing ceremony in Claremont, the Governor championed the public health impact of the new...
View ArticleFour Cases of Legionnaire's Disease Found in Hampton
New Hampshire Public health officials say they’ve identified a cluster of at least four cases of Legionnaire’s Disease in Hampton. All the cases are centered around a half-mile stretch of Ashworth...
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