by Jordana Choucair | May 19, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed deep concerns about the agency’s culture and responsiveness to public health threats. Individuals inside the CDC or from adjacent government agencies cited several frustrations, including a...
by Jordana Choucair | May 19, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The House passed a bill to help prevent domestic terrorism and combat the threat of violent extremism. The 222-203 vote comes in the wake of a racially motivated mass shooting over the weekend at a supermarket in a predominately Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New...
by Jordana Choucair | May 18, 2022 | Health IT
A new Rock Health report found that digital health tools are still failing to reach many of the 57 million U.S. residents in rural areas. The report identified lack of broadband access and personal trust as two main reasons for the gap. Rural respondents were more...
by Jordana Choucair | May 18, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report criticizing the persistent lack of diversity among participants in clinical trials. The authors note that the underrepresentation is causing serious issues, including the inability to...
by Jordana Choucair | May 18, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11. The booster can be administered five months after completion of the primary vaccine series. Data released by Pfizer last...
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