by Jordana Choucair | Jan 12, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for another 90 days. The renewal comes amid the emergence of the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant and a spike in new cases. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has pledged HHS would give states and health...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 10, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration may let the U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration expire as early as the Spring. Under the current tentative plan, health officials will quietly renew the emergency declaration for another 90 days before its scheduled...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 9, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its recommendations on treating childhood obesity for the first time in 15 years. The new guidelines emphasize that obesity is a complex and chronic condition and that intensive behavioral and lifestyle changes should...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 22, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the average life expectancy for Americans shortened by over seven months last year. The expected life span of someone born in the U.S. is now 76.4 years — the shortest it has been in nearly...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 14, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended prescribing medications that prevent HIV to adolescents and adults who are at increased risk for acquiring the virus. The A grade recommendation is consistent with the USPSTF’s 2019 ruling on preexposure...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 14, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Commonwealth Fund released a report indicating that maternal death rates in 2020 were 62 percent higher in states that ban or restrict abortion than in states where the procedure is still accessible. This disparity holds true across racial and ethnic groups:...
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