Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

FDA Offers Shortcut to Pharmaceutical Review Time

The FDA's newly announced Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program will offer a 1-2 month review time to drug developers "supporting US national interests," the agency says.

Healthcare & Policy

Climate Change Increases Sleep Apnea Severity

Under the most likely climate change scenarios, the societal burden of obstructive sleep apnea is expected to double in most countries over the next 75 years.

Healthcare & Policy

Federal Agency to Cease Collection of Adverse Drug Reports

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will stop collecting data on injuries from adverse drug effects and other incidents like car accidents, according to a report from Reuters.

Environmental News

Cardiorespiratory Effects of Wildfire Smoke Persist for Months

Exposure to lingering fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was associated with increased hospitalization risks for most cardiorespiratory diseases.

Home Care

Asthma Care and Management in the Home

Understanding how to help asthma patients perform self-monitoring and self-management in the home is the key to provide quality, effective support.

Occupational Health

Engineered Stone Countertop Workers at Risk for Silicosis

A growing number of engineered stone countertop workers are developing silicosis, a preventable lung disease linked to high silica dust exposure.

General Healthcare

HHS Seeks to End Public Comment Practice

The American public may lose the ability to comment on US Department of Health and Human Services policy decisions, as HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks an end to the practice that was established in 1971, according to Reuters.

Medicare & Medicaid

Health Disparities in Access to ECMO

Patients from low-income neighborhoods, those with Medicaid, and Black patients were less likely to receive ECMO than equally ill peers.