May 30, 2023 FDA Plans Update to Prescription Medication Guides The FDA is looking to revamp the information patients receive for prescription drugs and some outpatient blood products.
May 26, 2023 White House Launches Plan to End Gender-Based Violence The White House this week launched a first-of-its-kind national plan to address intimate partner violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault.
May 25, 2023 How the Pandemic Widened Health Disparities in Life Expectancy The pandemic saw significant declines in U.S. life expectancy and widened existing racial disparities, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
May 24, 2023 How Long Should Teens Spend on Social Media? The U.S. surgeon general is the latest public health official to raise alarms about social media and youth mental health.
May 12, 2023 FDA Revises Blood Donation Restrictions The FDA this week finalized recommendations to assess who can donate blood, calling for the use of risk-based questions for every donor, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
May 11, 2023 What Changes with the End of the PHE After more than 1,130 days and 104 million cases, the nation’s COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends today.
May 09, 2023 A Health Advisory for Teens and Social Media For the first time, the American Psychological Association (APA) has released a health advisory on safe social media use for children and the training they need to be healthy online.
May 05, 2023 WHO Declares End of COVID-19 Global Health Emergency In a “moment of celebration,” the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the end of the COVID-19 global health emergency, urging nations to shift their focus to the long-term management of the virus.
May 04, 2023 Hospitals Face Continued Financial Pressures during March Hospitals continue to maintain razor-thin margins, putting them in “a vulnerable position should a recession or a new public health emergency materialize,” according to a new report.
May 03, 2023 A Crisis of Loneliness and Isolation The U.S. surgeon general has issued a new warning about the nation’s next public health crisis.