US to partner with 50 countries to prevent future pandemics
Apr 16, 2024
The Biden Administration announced Tuesday that it will work with 50 nations worldwide to try to prevent global pandemics such as COVID-19, which brought the world to a standstill four years ago.
USDA gets tougher on salmonella in raw breaded chicken products
Apr 26, 2024
Salmonella infections cost about $4.1 billion each year in the United States, with loss of productivity estimated at $88 million, the USDA said.
Daily heat-related illness ED visit rates peaked in 2023 warm season
Apr 18, 2024
More males sought care in the emergency department than females, especially males aged 18 to 64 years.
Distance to neurologist, PCP may explain Alzheimer’s disease disparities
Apr 05, 2024
Non-Hispanic American Indian and/or Alaska Native and Hispanic decedents have to travel further to neurologist than non-Hispanic whites.
Anxiety, depression associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease
Apr 02, 2024
Causal relationship were seen for the moderately severe anxiety group with increased GERD incidence.
Mental health conditions up for partners, children of stroke survivors
Mar 19, 2024
An increase was seen in mental health conditions and self-harm and suicide for partners and adult children of stroke survivors.
Billion-dollar weather disasters linked to excess ED visits, mortality
Mar 07, 2024
Greater increases in emergency department and mortality rates were seen for US counties with the greatest loss and damage.
Real-world, rapid COVID-19 testing shows few false positives
Jan 13, 2022
A cluster of false-positive results likely was the result of manufacturing issues rather than implementation.
Pfizer restarts production plant in North Carolina following tornado damage in July
Sep 26, 2023
Most of the damage happened at the plant’s storage facility rather than its medication production areas.
FDA approves new two-drug combo medicine for asthma
Jan 12, 2023
The medication is the first approved in the United States to contain an inhaled corticosteroid as a reliever rather than as a controller of asthma symptoms.