From all of us at Answers Media Network we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving Day is not only a time to gather with friends and family to eat a sumptuous meal and count blessings, it’s also National Family Health History Day. Healthcare providers encourage you to use this day to share and care about this and other serious diseases.
For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. Join us as we delve into the motivations, challenges, and triumphs surrounding this pivotal day, fostering a community of support and shared determination.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Fired less than a month after being confirmed as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez appeared at a dramatic Senate hearing alongside another ousted CDC official and directly contradicted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s earlier testimony about why she was fired.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Just days after his firing of the brand-new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a defiant Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. secretary of health and human services, defended that action and others before a sometimes skeptical Senate Finance Committee.
By Rachana Pradhan – For more than a decade, a small team of people at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked to do just that, issuing national guidelines for clinicians on how to prescribe contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions — including heart disease, lupus, sickle cell disease, and obesity.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, The secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., contradicted his agency’s researchers recently with unsubstantiated or outright false claims about autism spectrum disorder and those with the condition. His public remarks were not the only recent example of Kennedy speaking against his employees;
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, The second Trump presidency launched with a bang at the Department of Health and Human Services, where a traditional pause on public communications was expanded to an effective stoppage of scientific work, as health agencies were ordered to cancel meetings, travel, and efforts on outside publications.
From all of us at Answers Media Network we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving Day is not only a time to gather with friends and family to eat a sumptuous meal and count blessings, it’s also National Family Health History Day. Healthcare providers encourage you to use this day to share and care about this and other serious diseases.
New PSAs remind audiences to receive their annual flu shot to protect themselves and their communities from the risk of flu and its potentially serious complications.
One of 48 public health partners nationwide, the AMA will receive funding for projects to increase screenings for infectious diseases, improve blood pressure control to prevent heart attacks and strokes, help physicians navigate brain health and dementia care, and improve care for people living with pain.
The AMA announced that it was awarded $4.15 million as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Partners Cooperative Agreement, a 5-year initiative aimed at strengthening the U.S. public health infrastructure and workforce.
Contagious Conversations is a podcast hosted and brought to you by the CDC Foundation. On this episode, hosted by Dr. Judy Monroe, President and CEO of the CDC Foundation they are taking this opportunity to look back at some of the many highlights from their Contagious Conversations podcast in 2023.
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