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Oct 10, 2025 - Discusses a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in rural Alaska, describing both the public health response and disparate rates of TB for Alaska historically. Notes stigma related to TB treatment as a barrier to successfully increasing testing.
Source: Alaska Public Media
Sep 22, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has mobilized over 70 Public Health Service Officers to Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities across the country in a move to address staffing shortages.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Sep 18, 2025 - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking comments on a new information collection for a National Roadside Survey (NRS). NHTSA intends to use the data to conduct two studies related to alcohol and other drug prevalence among drivers and other road users. Comments are due by October 20, 2025.
Source: Federal Register