by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
In an interview with Politico, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that her planned overhaul of the agency has been hindered by resistance. According to Walensky, the agency has not been able to persuade states to share more information about disease outbreaks, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 20, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that COVID-19 caused an increase in maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021, contributing to 25 percent of maternal deaths. The rise in maternal deaths affected Black and Hispanic mothers more during this period...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 20, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a booster dose of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine. The booster was authorized for adults ages 18 and older who can’t take an mRNA vaccine or don’t have access to one, as well as for adults who would otherwise not receive a...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 20, 2022 | Life Sciences
An FDA advisory panel recommended to pull Makena, a pre-term birth prevention drug, off the market. The panel said that the drug has not shown to be effective and exposes women to “serious risk.” The decision came after years of tension between the company, the...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 20, 2022 | Payers
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released guidance detailing how long hours, lack of autonomy, low pay, and other elements of a toxic workplace can impact the health and organizational performance of workers. The guidance supports the Surgeon General’s Advisory on...
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