Biden administration launches office for long COVID research
Aug 01, 2023
The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will lead the US response to long COVID, which includes trials that already have been launched.
Only half of Americans feel prepared to save a life in emergencies: poll
May 22, 2024
Only 51% of Americans think they would be able to perform hands-only CPR to help someone who’s collapsed. Similarly, only 49% feel they could step in and staunch serious bleeding, while 56% said they...
CDC: Number of cantaloupe-related Salmonella cases has doubled
Dec 08, 2023
Given the number of cases observed among the elderly and children, the “CDC [also] advises facilities that care for people who are at higher risk for severe illness to not serve cantaloupes that...
Latinos with advanced degrees underrepresented in health care workforce
Jul 18, 2023
All Latino subgroups, however, were overrepresented in healthcare occupations requiring less than a bachelor’s degree.
Many older Americans would like to take fewer meds, poll reveals
Apr 25, 2023
Older Americans think they take too many medicines, and a sizable percentage said they have cut back.
Endocrine Society, June 1-4
Jun 20, 2024
The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of obesity, endocrine disorders, diabetes, and growth hormone and thyroid diseases.
Expert panel develops new definition of long COVID
Jun 11, 2024
A new proposed definition for Long COVID could help patients get the help they need, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says.
Biden administration calls for greater access to overdose antidote
Mar 13, 2024
The need for naloxone is great: Overdose deaths spiked 30% between 2019 and 2020 and another 15% between 2020 and 2021.
Poll: Seven in 10 older adults report joint pain or arthritis
Sep 20, 2022
Conversations are needed by older adults and their healthcare providers about treatments for arthritis and their risks.
Biden administration announces new cancer research initiative
Jul 27, 2023
The program will fall under the purview of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, formed as part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative.