Diversity Action Plans for Clinical Trials: Evaluating FDA's Draft Guidance A critical analysis reveals opportunities and challenges prior to finalization Sep 06, 2024
Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health Governments are slashing budgets that feed local health departments Sep 06, 2024
Nurse Goes Missing; Mpox on Airplanes; Warning on Pain Supplements Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Sep 06, 2024
Teen Vaping Hits 10-Year Low in the U.S. Rate fell to under 6% this year, down from 7.7% in 2023 Sep 05, 2024
Nearly 2,000 Pharmaceutical Plants Are Overdue for FDA Checks After COVID Delays AP finds inspections are lacking nationally and abroad Sep 05, 2024
America Is Trying to Fix Its Maternal Mortality Crisis With Government Programs Experts say getting maternal mortality under control requires tailoring to communities Sep 05, 2024
Presidential Candidates Should Undergo Standardized Cognitive and Physical Testing And the findings should be made public when situations emerge that raise alarm Sep 04, 2024
From D-Day to Assassination Attempts: Where Medicine and History Intertwine Major historical events may have turned out differently without rapid medical responses Sep 04, 2024
What to Know About Delta-8 and Other Common Vape Shop Drugs These substances are often sold through legal loopholes Sep 04, 2024
Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with ֱ about his time in Arizona's state legislature Sep 03, 2024
Neffy Is About to Hit Shelves: Considerations for Prescribing The first needle-free epinephrine option is encouraging, but we must proceed with caution Sep 03, 2024
FDA OKs Updated Novavax COVID Shot Unlike the mRNA vaccines, protein-based vaccine targets JN.1 strain Sep 03, 2024
Shots Fired in Hospital; FBI Havana Syndrome Report; Experts' Concerns About RFK Jr. Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Sep 03, 2024
Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition "CMS made a complete boondoggle out of this," one expert said Sep 02, 2024
If Alzheimer's Drug Ads Had More Data, Here's What Might Happen A slippery slope: emphasizing side effects could inhibit some people from accepting medicines Aug 30, 2024
Amid Global Emergency, FDA OKs Another Vaccine for Mpox "All effective tools" are needed to combat mpox threat, expert says Aug 30, 2024
Trump Calls for Universal Coverage of IVF, Without Specifics on How Plan Would Work And his comments on Florida's abortion ballot initiative stirs confusion Aug 30, 2024
For Pharma, Trump vs Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes As both candidates battle Big Pharma, the industry's financial support sways toward Democrats Aug 30, 2024
FDA Releases Final Rule on ID Checks for Tobacco Sales Retailers will soon have to check IDs of any tobacco product customers thought to be under 30 Aug 29, 2024
Where Vance and Walz Stand on Major Healthcare Issues A look at the two vice presidential nominees' healthcare policies and records Aug 29, 2024
Congresswomen Press FDA on Delayed Proposal to Ban Hair-Straightening Chemicals Agency has delayed the target date twice Aug 29, 2024
An Unwelcome Souvenir From the Democratic National Convention: COVID Multiple cases reported on social media; few precautions in evidence at the convention Aug 28, 2024
Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 28, 2024
Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says Production expected to hit 125% of weekly demand by year's end, spokesperson says Aug 27, 2024
FDA Could Soon Limit Use of Only Drug for COVID Prevention Pemivibart may have reduced activity against growing variant KP.3.1.1, agency warns Aug 27, 2024
Ultraprocessed Foods Are Everywhere. How Bad Are They? These foods make up about 60% of Americans' diets Aug 27, 2024
White House Pressured Facebook to 'Censor' Some COVID Content, Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta CEO says he would push back if similar demands were made today Aug 27, 2024
FDA Clears First Automated Insulin-Delivery Tech for Type 2 Diabetes SmartAdjust technology is used in Insulet's Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System Aug 27, 2024
Trump Would Veto a Federal Abortion Ban, Vance Says "I can absolutely commit that," the Republican VP candidate said Aug 26, 2024
King Charles' Cancer; COVID Vax Now or Later; Was RFK Jr. a Drug Dealer? Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 26, 2024
Biden Admin Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace Regulators cited "anomalous activity" Aug 23, 2024
Fact-Checking False or Misleading Claims Made During the Democratic Convention Correcting or context to statements about Trump's views on abortion bans and more Aug 23, 2024
VP Harris: 'America, We Are Not Going Back' Harris pledges to protect reproductive rights, tackle gun violence, and address climate crisis Aug 23, 2024
Democratic Congressman Dies; Hospital Accused of Losing Patient; Pumpkins and Health Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 23, 2024
CMS Drops Controversial Proposal for Blood Tests After Organ Transplant Test supporters call the move a "win"; agency will issue a new proposal "in the coming months" Aug 22, 2024
FDA OKs Updated COVID Vaccines mRNA vaccines for 2024-2025 season will target the KP.2 subvariant Aug 22, 2024
For Tim Walz, Protecting Reproductive Freedom Means Minding 'Your Own Damn Business' VP nominee says Trump will ban abortion across the country, with or without Congress Aug 22, 2024
Eight States Have Added Abortion to November Ballots. What Would the Measures Do? Measures may potentially attract even more voters to the polls on election day Aug 21, 2024
Tim Walz's Wife Says She Underwent Intrauterine Insemination, Not IVF The Democratic vice presidential nominee previously spoke about family's struggle with fertility Aug 21, 2024