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How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Federal Health Programs
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Federal Health Programs

WASHINGTON — With uncertainty continuing to swirl around Capitol Hill, conversations have begun to focus not on if there will be a partial shutdown of the federal government come midnight on Saturday, but on how that almost inevitable shutdown will... Read More

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How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Federal Health Programs

WASHINGTON — With uncertainty continuing to swirl around Capitol Hill, conversations have begun to focus not on if there will... Read More

CDC Resets Flu Shot Messaging
CDC Resets Flu Shot Messaging

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public expectations around the influenza vaccine and clearing up long-standing misapprehensions about the shot. The new campaign, called “Wild to Mild,”... Read More

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CDC Resets Flu Shot Messaging

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public... Read More

CDC Resets Flu Shot Messaging

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public... Read More

Nearly 7% of Americans Say They Have Had Long COVID

ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year,... Read More

ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year, and 3.4% said they had it “currently,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health...


Injection-Free Diabetes Control May Be Within Reach

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new implantable device to help in the... Read More

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new implantable device to help in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can...


Protecting Access to Hospitals Is Crucial for Rural America

Maternal health care in rural America is in crisis. Declining birth rates and shrinking populations have played a role, but this crisis... Read More

Maternal health care in rural America is in crisis. Declining birth rates and shrinking populations have played a role, but this crisis is more acute now than ever because of widespread hospital closures in rural areas. On top of that, the dozens of maternity...


Administration to Resume Offering Free At-Home COVID Tests

WASHINGTON — Beginning Monday, Americans will once again be able to order free coronavirus tests from the U.S. government, the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Beginning Monday, Americans will once again be able to order free coronavirus tests from the U.S. government, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday afternoon. The Biden administration said it is reviving a program it...


DHS Homeland Security Investigations Releases Strategy to Combat Illicit Opioids
DHS Homeland Security Investigations Releases Strategy to Combat Illicit Opioids

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations on Tuesday released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an intelligence-driven approach to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and keeping dangerous substances, like illicit fentanyl driving the overdose epidemic,...

DHS Homeland Security Investigations Releases Strategy to Combat Illicit Opioids

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations on Tuesday released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an... Read More

FDA Advisory Panel Concludes OTC Decongestant Doesn’t Work
FDA Advisory Panel Concludes OTC Decongestant Doesn’t Work

WASHINGTON — A common decongestant ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter medications simply doesn’t work, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a sweeping removal of many cold and flu remedies...

FDA Advisory Panel Concludes OTC Decongestant Doesn’t Work

WASHINGTON — A common decongestant ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter medications simply doesn’t work, an advisory panel to the... Read More

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Census Bureau Says US Poverty Rate Surged as Pandemic Aid Ended
Census Bureau Says US Poverty Rate Surged as Pandemic Aid Ended

WASHINGTON — The nation’s poverty rate increased dramatically last year as inflation drove up the cost of living and federal aid programs created to help families weather the coronavirus pandemic were allowed to expire, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday....

Census Bureau Says US Poverty Rate Surged as Pandemic Aid Ended

WASHINGTON — The nation’s poverty rate increased dramatically last year as inflation drove up the cost of living and federal... Read More

High Air Pollution Rates Found to Boost Breast Cancer Incidence
High Air Pollution Rates Found to Boost Breast Cancer Incidence

WASHINGTON — People living in areas with high levels of particulate air pollution are likely to experience an increased incidence of breast cancer, according to a new study conducted by National Institutes of Health researchers. Their work, published in the...

High Air Pollution Rates Found to Boost Breast Cancer Incidence

WASHINGTON — People living in areas with high levels of particulate air pollution are likely to experience an increased incidence... Read More

FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines for New Variants 
FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines for New Variants 

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines to provide the public with additional protection against the virus ahead of a potential winter bump in cases. One thing the FDA did not...

FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines for New Variants 

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines to provide the public... Read More

CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, DC to Prevent Drug Overdoses
CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, DC to Prevent Drug Overdoses

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia and 40 local health departments to help stem the tide of overdoses within their communities.  The agency announced the awards on...

CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, DC to Prevent Drug Overdoses

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia and... Read More

Philadelphia Issues Recall for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Philadelphia Issues Recall for At-Home COVID-19 Tests

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia area residents who have received Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests from the city health department are being asked to check the lot numbers on those tests, and to discard any marked with lot numbers COV2110012. Officials with... Read More

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Philadelphia Issues Recall for At-Home COVID-19 Tests

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia area residents who have received Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests from the city health department are being... Read More

New York State Kicks Off ‘Baby Safety Month’ With Helpful Tips
New York State Kicks Off ‘Baby Safety Month’ With Helpful Tips

ALBANY, N.Y. — September is Baby Safety Month and New York state got right into the swing of things Tuesday by releasing a series of baby-proof safety measures and tips through its Division of Consumer Protection. “The first years of... Read More

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New York State Kicks Off ‘Baby Safety Month’ With Helpful Tips

ALBANY, N.Y. — September is Baby Safety Month and New York state got right into the swing of things Tuesday... Read More

Appropriations Panel Garners Kudos for Supporting NIH Funding

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Senate Appropriations Committee’s decision to protect and actually grow funding for the National Institutes of Health... Read More

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Senate Appropriations Committee’s decision to protect and actually grow funding for the National Institutes of Health in key areas in the Senate’s proposed 2024 budget has garnered praise from Research!America, a nonprofit advocacy group. The alliance...


Capitol Doc Rules Out Stroke, Seizure Disorder in McConnell Freeze-Ups

WASHINGTON — In a letter released Tuesday, Brian Monahan, the attending physician for Congress, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,... Read More

WASHINGTON — In a letter released Tuesday, Brian Monahan, the attending physician for Congress, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., does not have a seizure disorder and did not suffer a stroke when he appeared to suddenly go blank...


HHS Said to Recommend Easing Federal Restrictions on Cannabis

WASHINGTON — Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services are reportedly recommending the easing of restrictions on cannabis,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services are reportedly recommending the easing of restrictions on cannabis, a move, if approved by federal law enforcement, that could usher in a new era for the burgeoning though still...


Tribute Album Pays Homage to Tragic '70s Icon, Supports Mental Health Services

WASHINGTON — To those of a certain age, the music of Badfinger is an indelible part of their having grown... Read More

WASHINGTON — To those of a certain age, the music of Badfinger is an indelible part of their having grown up in the 1970s. From 1970 through 1972 their string of hits, almost all of them driving rock ballads written...


Federal Court Affirms School Board in Preparing Gender Support Plans
Federal Court Affirms School Board in Preparing Gender Support Plans

RICHMOND, Va. — A ruling by a federal appeals court Monday means Maryland schools can develop support plans for transgender or gender-nonconforming students without the consent of their parents. The 4th Circuit said the children — not the parents —...

Federal Court Affirms School Board in Preparing Gender Support Plans

RICHMOND, Va. — A ruling by a federal appeals court Monday means Maryland schools can develop support plans for transgender... Read More

Hygiene: Apparently — and Ironically — in Medical and Public Health Circles, It’s a Dirty Word.  
Hygiene: Apparently — and Ironically — in Medical and Public Health Circles, It’s a Dirty Word.  

Simple hygiene — washing your hands, washing your nose, brushing your teeth, cleaning your living environment and taking care of your waste properly — is among the most cost-effective tools we have at our disposal to keep us healthy, both...

Hygiene: Apparently — and Ironically — in Medical and Public Health Circles, It’s a Dirty Word.  

Simple hygiene — washing your hands, washing your nose, brushing your teeth, cleaning your living environment and taking care of... Read More

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