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There's a dengue health emergency in Puerto Rico. What …

(8 days ago) WebLuis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images. Puerto Rico has issued a public health emergency after recording an unusually rapid rise in dengue cases over the first few …

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1241210938/dengue-puerto-rico-public-health-emergency-facts-disease

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More people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system …

(4 days ago) WebHeart disease is a leading cause of death in Puerto Rico, with rates increasing 11 percent in 2022. But there are only 95 cardiologists — or one for every …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/puerto-rico-deaths/

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Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue cases surge

(3 days ago) WebCNN —. Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency due to a surging number of dengue cases. Puerto Rico Secretary of Heath Carlos Mellado said …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/health/dengue-fever-puerto-rico-emergency/index.html

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Health care system "collapse": Doctors, experts sound …

(9 days ago) WebPuerto Rico's health care system still feeling the impact after Hurricane Maria 07:30. Now, Hurricane Fiona is expected to add to the island's health care crisis. About half of the people

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-health-care-system-collapse/

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Dengue fever outbreak in Puerto Rico creates public health …

(2 days ago) WebMellado declared a public health emergency this week in an effort to curb the rise in dengue fever cases, saying the decree helps guarantee Puerto Rico has …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/dengue-fever-outbreak-puerto-rico-creates-public-health-emergency-rcna145470

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Why Puerto Rico's failing health care system is driving …

(3 days ago) WebThe investigation found that Puerto Rico had more than 35,400 deaths last year — nearly 3,300 more than researchers would typically expect based on historic …

https://www.wlrn.org/health/2023-12-04/puerto-rico-mortality-rate-healthcare-system

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Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue fever …

(2 days ago) WebPuerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise.. So far this year, there have been 549 cases …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/puerto-ricos-health-department-declares-public-health-emergency/story?id=108540012

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HHS Secretary Becerra Declares Public Health Emergency …

(5 days ago) WebPublic health authorities in Puerto Rico are using data available through the HHS emPOWER program, a partnership between ASPR and CMS, to support …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/09/21/hhs-secretary-becerra-declares-public-health-emergency-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-fiona.html

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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to …

(6 days ago) WebWashington Post reporter Arelis Hernandez joins us to discuss her reporting on how Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system is leading to the high death rate. …

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/12/13/puerto-rico-health-care

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Lack of power in Puerto Rico creates life-or-death situations for …

(2 days ago) WebPuerto Rico Crisis In the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona and in the fifth day without power and water, families of sick patients need generators as islanders worry …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/lack-power-puerto-rico-creates-life-death-situations-medical-needs-rcna49151

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Mental health in Puerto Rico: Hurricane Fiona reveals …

(7 days ago) WebRise in anxiety and depression. Puerto Rico’s Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration (known as the Spanish acronym, ASSMCA) said calls to its crisis hotline have skyrocketed

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/10/03/mental-health-puerto-rico-hurricane-fiona/8080396001/

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The impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s health system: …

(6 days ago) WebIn general, health professionals expressed the sentiment that Puerto Rico's health care system's crisis was rooted in a longer history of political ineptitude. One of …

https://ghrp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41256-021-00228-w

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System Video - PBS

(Just Now) WebCHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, INTERNATIONAL HOST: And now, to a growing problem in America’s backyard. Puerto Rico is in the midst of a health care crisis after …

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/inside-puerto-ricos-crumbling-healthcare-system/

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Puerto Rico Risks Health Care, Fiscal Crisis Without Medicaid Fix …

(2 days ago) WebEven before Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico, the territory was facing a looming Medicaid funding crisis slated to hit when the latest appropriations legislation …

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-risks-health-care-fiscal-crisis-without-medicaid-fix-this-winter

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Puerto Rico's crumbling health care system contributes to high …

(4 days ago) WebListen •5:27. Puerto Rico’s death rate last year surpassed that of any year in the past two decades, including when Hurricane Maria destroyed parts of the island in …

https://www.wusf.org/2023-12-13/puerto-ricos-crumbling-health-care-system-contributes-to-high-death-rate

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Digging into the Reasons for Puerto Rico’s Successful COVID-19

(8 days ago) WebSuch equality is not historically the case and as a result, Puerto Rican health care leaders are well-accustomed to doing more with less. With a payment rate of 99% …

https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2022-07-22-digging-reasons-puerto-ricos-successful-covid-19-response

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The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

(Just Now) WebAnd the crisis is hurting children most of all. This article appears in the April 2024 issue, with the headline “Puerto Rico’s Unnatural Disaster.”. S an Juan, Puerto …

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/puerto-rico-healthcare-crisis/

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‘The last thing I wanted’: cesarean rates in Puerto Rico soar amid

(9 days ago) WebPuerto Rico is grappling with a severe health crisis marked by a significant doctor exodus, compounded by stringent cuts and austerity measures amid massive …

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/puerto-rico-cesarean-sections-health-crisis

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A Healthcare System in Crisis: How Public Health Emergencies in …

(5 days ago) WebThis presentation will describe current health policy dilemmas in Puerto Rico and will characterize inequities across the following domains: (1) coverage and …

https://publichealth.nyu.edu/events-news/events/2022/11/02/healthcare-system-crisis-how-public-health-emergencies-puerto-rico

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Puerto Rico’s Invisible Health Crisis - The Atlantic

(2 days ago) WebSeptember 3, 2016. For over 60 years, the U.S. Navy used the small island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, as a bombing range and site for military-training exercises. Then the island …

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/vieques-invisible-health-crisis/498428/

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Puerto Rico: A U.S. Territory in Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations

(4 days ago) WebThe 2008 global financial crisis hit Puerto Rico especially hard, with the recession further lowering tax revenues, souring an early-2000s construction boom, and …

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/puerto-rico-us-territory-crisis

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Puerto Rico Funding State and Local Readiness CDC

(2 days ago) WebLearn more about PHEP funding for Puerto Rico. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search. An official website of the United States government. …

https://www.cdc.gov/readiness/php/data-research/puerto-rico-funding.html

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HHS Assistant Secretary Travels to Puerto Rico to Discuss

(5 days ago) WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the leader of the Substance Use …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20221012/hhs-assistant-secretary-travels-puerto-rico-discuss-behavioral-health-care

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The Puerto Rico Healthcare Crisis - PubMed

(1 days ago) WebThe Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is an organized nonincorporated territory of the United States with a population of more than 3.5 million U.S. citizens. The Puerto Rico …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26551268/

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HHS Mental Health Accomplishments by the Numbers

(8 days ago) WebIn FY 2024, SAMHSA provided $1.01 billion in funding to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, including psychotic disorders and $47.7 million in …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/16/hhs-mental-health-accomplishments-numbers.html

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Puerto Rico declares state of emergency as persistent rains …

(6 days ago) WebMore than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain were reported over two days in Puerto Rico’s interior, with some streets turning into flowing rivers. Police issued a …

https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-rains-flooding-ab489797310e46864c2a894c1d523485

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Puerto Rico in Crisis: Emergency Declared Amid Flooding

(5 days ago) Web0:00 / 1:53. 1X. Puerto Rico's governor, Pedro Pierluisi, has declared a state of emergency in response to heavy rains, widespread flooding, and landslides across the …

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/puerto-rico-emergency-crisis/2024/05/09/id/1164160/

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A Puerto Rico Community Pushes for Rooftop Solar as Fossil-Fuel …

(Just Now) WebElectricians from Coquí Solar install two racks of solar panels onto a rooftop in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Each panel produces 315 watts of power that can be stored in …

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10052024/puerto-rico-rooftop-solar/

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Autoridades de Puerto Rico detienen a 34 inmigrantes de - KTVZ

(3 days ago) WebSobre la posibilidad de que algunos de los detenidos solicitaran asilo político, el portavoz de CBP en Puerto Rico, Jeffery Quiñones, le dijo a CNN que aún se …

https://ktvz.com/cnn-spanish/2024/05/16/autoridades-de-puerto-rico-detienen-a-34-inmigrantes-de-republica-dominicana-y-haiti-fallece-una-mujer/

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Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth

(2 days ago) WebAnd fires aren’t the only danger: In 2020, the giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed, in part because of repeated stress from hurricanes, according to a 2022 …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/science/astronomy-climate-change.html

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Federal Register :: Announcement of the Availability of Puerto Rico

(2 days ago) WebThe Puerto Rico Rural Development State Office can assist in determining the eligibility of an area. and cleanup program plans. For longer term disaster and …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/14/2024-10363/announcement-of-the-availability-of-puerto-rico-rural-partners-network-rural-community-development

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Senator Warren Statement on Steward Health Care’s Bankruptcy

(3 days ago) WebMay 06, 2024 Senator Warren Statement on Steward Health Care’s Bankruptcy. Boston, MA — Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following …

https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-warren-statement-on-steward-health-cares-bankruptcy

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