By Rachana Pradhan & Fred Clasen-Kelly – U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America. On nearly every day of 2024 so far, a burst of gunfire has hit at least four people somewhere in the country. Some days, communities have endured four or five such shootings.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority recently overruled a 40-year-old legal precedent that required judges in most cases to yield to the expertise of federal agencies.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Public health officials are watching with concern since a strain of bird flu spread to dairy cows in at least nine states, and to at least one dairy worker. But in the wake of covid-19, many farmers are loath to let in health authorities for testing.
Public health researchers have a new, powerful tool from data and AI provider SAS to analyze the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program’s large and diverse data set.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, Lawmakers in Washington recently held the first congressional hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack, a breach that sent shock waves through the health care system as payments for care ground to a halt and left some providers in financial trouble.
By Angela Hart – States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding around the country: using scarce public health insurance money to provide housing for the poorest and sickest Americans.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, The Supreme Court recently took up a case brought by two herring fishing companies that could shake up the way the entire executive branch administers laws passed by Congress. At stake is something called “Chevron deference,” from the 1984 case Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council.
By Robert Califf – Recently I wrote about my recent trip to India, a trip largely motivated by the enormous need for coordinated effort on the common imperative in the U.S. and the rest of the world for readily available, high-quality generic drugs. I also relished the chance to visit a fascinating country and renew many friendships.
By Colleen DeGuzman – Jodi Bobbitt, the school nurse at William Ramsay Elementary in Alexandria, Virginia, is always ready to see children with a wide range of injuries and illnesses. One day during the first week of school, the parade started before the first bell when a little girl walked in with red, irritated eyes. Then it got busy.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the following statement announcing the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps’ first official mascot – Lt. Cmdr. Abigail, a trained facility dog who will provide therapeutic care to patients and Public Health Service officers.
The American Medical Association gathered physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine at its Annual Meeting to shape guiding policies on emerging health care topics.
By Robert M. Califf MD & Hilary Marston MD MPH – While the HHS public health emergency is ending, COVID-19 remains a high priority and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will remain engaged with numerous activities to protect and promote public health.
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