by Jordana Choucair | Jun 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Leading Republican senators involved in gun talks on Capitol Hill have signaled that it’s unlikely Congress will raise the age requirement for purchasing semi-automatic firearms from 18 to 21. Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis both said proposals to ban...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 6, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
• Health policy experts say that the CDC and FDA aren’t the only federal institutions that have bureaucratic and cultural issues that slowed America’s pandemic response; the National Institutes of Health needs a critical look. Of the 40 published clinic trials...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 6, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration has distributed 1,200 monkeypox vaccine doses for people who have had high-risk exposures to the virus as part of a nationwide effort to prevent a major outbreak. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 1, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The House Judiciary Committee announced it will markup a gun control package on Thursday. The “Protecting Our Kids Act” includes proposals that would raise the age limit to purchase some semi-automatic rifles to 21 years old, establish a federal ban on new...
by Jordana Choucair | May 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) characterized monkeypox as a “moderate” public health risk as the illness spreads to varying geographical locations. The WHO said that since May 26, a total of 257 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported across the globe....
by Jordana Choucair | May 31, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The WHO said it will form a 14-person committee to better respond to global health crises. The group will convene twice annually and immediately after the agency declares any international public health emergencies in the future. The WHO’s executive board...
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