by Jordana Choucair | Jan 30, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH
CVS Health launched the Community Equity Alliance, an initiative aimed at addressing barriers to care in underserved communities. The initiative will fund three partners – Meharry Medical College, Sinai Chicago, and Wayne State University – for locally tailored...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 30, 2023 | Life Sciences
A study published in JAMA Health Forum found that a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act (Act) that allows Medicare to negotiate prices on the costliest prescription drugs each year will likely save the U.S. billions of dollars. Researchers identified 40 drugs...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 30, 2023 | Life Sciences
The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity unanimously approved draft recommendations to push for broader oversight of research on pathogens. The recommendations also call for stopping exemptions for research related to vaccine development and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 30, 2023 | Mental Health
A new study from the Pew Research Center found that kids’ mental health is now parents’ biggest concern. Forty percent of parents said they are extremely or very worried that their kids will struggle with anxiety or depression. Parents also reported being...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 30, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
Kaiser Permanente announced a five-year, $25 million commitment and new partnership that will scale up its research and community-based work into gun violence prevention. The investment will support the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education that was...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 27, 2023 | Life Sciences
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert panel voted unanimously on a proposal to simplify the nation’s strategy for vaccinating people against COVID-19. Currently, unvaccinated individuals still receive monovalent vaccines based on the original COVID-19...
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