by Jordana Choucair | Jul 22, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the “barriers” to monkeypox treatment. Maloney noted that there have been numerous reports about limited testing capacity and vaccine...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration is elevating the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Preparedness and Response to a stand-alone division. Last year, the Government Accountability Office released a report stating that HHS needed to establish clearer...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 21, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Joint Economic Committee released a report indicating that gun violence costs the U.S. more than $1 billion a year in hospital bills. During a hearing on the economic impact of gun violence, experts clarified that the $1 billion cost is born most directly by...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 12, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is set to once again extend the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). HHS has repeatedly renewed the emergency since it was originally declared in January and last renewed the PHE April 16 for another increment...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 12, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Health officials are working on a plan to allow second COVID-19 boosters for all adults as experts worry that younger adults’ immunity is waning. Adults 50 and older have been able to receive a second booster since March, but younger adults are still only eligible for...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 8, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis found that the U.S. has by far the highest child and teen firearm mortality rate compared to other industrialized nations. According to the analysis, firearms are now the number one cause of death for children in the U.S.,...
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