public health officials
Coverage of public health officials in the Nexus archive.
- SF overdose deaths decline as public health officials expand treatment, drug monitoring
San Francisco has seen a decline in overdose deaths as public health officials expand treatment, drug monitoring, and harm-reduction efforts. The city's public health initiatives focus on increasing access to treatment and monitoring drug use to prevent overdoses.
- As Climate Change Expands Mosquito Ranges, Better Monitoring Is Key to Preventing Disease
Climate change is expanding mosquito ranges, necessitating better monitoring to prevent disease outbreaks. While monitoring is expensive and labor-intensive, it enables public health officials to stop outbreaks effectively.
- Is lettuce still safe to eat amid Taco Bell illness probe? Doctors answer
Taco Bell has voluntarily removed select fresh ingredients at certain locations amid an ongoing public health investigation into an illness linked to lettuce. Doctors are addressing concerns about the safety of eating lettuce during the probe.
- Very ill L.A. County person found to have West Nile amid explosion of virus activity nationwide
Los Angeles County reported its first case of West Nile virus in 2026, involving a very ill individual. The case occurs amid a nationwide surge in virus activity.
- Very ill L.A. County person found to have West Nile amid explosion of virus activity nationwide
Los Angeles County officials reported the county's first case of West Nile virus in 2026, involving a very ill person. The incident occurs amid a nationwide surge in virus activity.
- HIV infections surge in Chicago's Hispanic & Latino communities: What's being done to help
Public health officials are concerned about rising HIV infections in Chicago's Hispanic and Latino communities. The article highlights the issue and mentions efforts to address it.
- Health officials sound the alarm on nasty beaches filled with sewage, dangerous levels of bacteria
Public health officials across several states have issued water quality advisories and beach closures due to sewage contamination and dangerous bacteria levels during the summer swimming season.
- Democratic-led states sue to block student loan caps by Trump administration
Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the federal government to block new student loan caps set by the Trump administration, which claims the restrictions will lower tuition costs. Critics, including public health officials, argue the policy will worsen the nursing shortage.
- Democratic-led states sue to block student loan caps by Trump administration
Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration to block new student loan caps, arguing they will worsen the nursing shortage. The administration claims the caps will lower tuition costs, but critics, including public health officials, oppose the rule set to take effect on July 1.