by Jordana Choucair | Sep 23, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) predicts the U.S. will see an increased incidence of late-stage cancer in the next year. The increase is attributed to a “very significant decline” in early detection, screening, and overall attention to patient...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 22, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association found that minority women are more like than white women to have pregnancy-related complications. The study found that Black, Latina, or Asian women had a higher prevalence rate of several risk factors compared...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 22, 2022 | Life Sciences
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report suggesting that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency use authorization (EUA) policies resulted in quality issues and false results with...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 22, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the agency expects that the reformulated COVID-19 boosters from Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE will be available for children by the middle of next month. The CDC said it could issue its...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 22, 2022 | Mental Health
The Senate Finance committee released new draft legislation to address the mental health workforce shortage. The legislation seeks to add 400 new Medicare graduate medical education psychiatry slots a year for the next 10 years, offering a total of 4,000 additional...
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