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New Jersey offers the best mental healthcare for young individuals

April 26, 2024 - Ranking ahead of all other states, New Jersey has received the best score in mental healthcare for young individuals, according to an analysis by Onyx Behavioral Health. The state received a final score of 70.79, with consideration of multiple factors, including the following; Young individuals with at least one major depressive episode Young...

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WHO reports 3,500 global viral hepatitis deaths daily

by Veronica Salib

On April 9, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released alarming data on global hepatitis infections in its 2024 Global Hepatitis Report. The report highlighted 1.3 million global viral...

Transplant teams are less likely to accept donor hearts for Black men

by Veronica Salib

A study published in JAMA on March 25, 2024, found racial and gender disparities in donor heart acceptances by transplant center teams, noting that Black men on the wait list were the least likely to...

FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Sale of Dexcom CGM

by Veronica Salib

On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, the United States FDA cleared the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor (CGM), the Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System. This new approval marks the first time...

Alabama Supreme Court Ruling Compromises Access to IVF

by Veronica Salib

On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling that characterized frozen embryos as people, indicating that any destruction of these frozen embryos could be considered a crime. Despite...

47% of Trans Individuals Considered Moving Due to State Laws

by Veronica Salib

According to a recently published survey, nearly half of transgender individuals in the United States have considered moving because of restrictive anti-trans laws, including banning access to...

Minimizing the Impact of Bias in Healthcare Algorithms

by Veronica Salib

Last week, researchers published a special communications article in JAMA Network Open outlining principles to address and minimize the impacts of racial and ethnic bias in healthcare algorithms. The...

Abortion Rights on the Line Again as SCOTUS Hears Mifepristone Case

by Veronica Salib

On December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) agreed to review an August case whose appeals court decision restricted access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for...

Overdose Deaths Increased in Postpartum Women from 2018 to 2021

by Veronica Salib

A report published last week in JAMA Psychiatry revealed changing patterns in overdose deaths among postpartum women. The study — funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of...

ASRM Redefines Infertility, Adding Sexual Orientation, Relationships

by Veronica Salib

In an attempt to develop a more inclusive and comprehensive definition of infertility, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has modified the description to include people unable to...

Fifth Circuit Appeals Court Restricts Access to Abortion Pill

by Veronica Salib

On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision that will restrict access to medication abortions. While the new ruling does not reverse the...

OB/GYN Residencies Will Stop Using the AAMC ERAS Application

by Veronica Salib

On July 28, 2023, the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) announced a new application platform for obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residency applicants in the...

NY Governor Signs Legislation Protecting Abortion Care Providers

by Veronica Salib

On June 23, 2023, Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, extended the previous protections for abortion care providers, guarding providers in NY when offering telehealth abortion services to patients...

KFF Surveys OB/GYNs on Their Experiences in a Post-Dobbs World

by Veronica Salib

A recent KFF survey of obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) on their experiences in a post-Dobbs world noted that 24% of clinicians had patients unable to get an abortion despite wanting one. The...

HHS Advisory Identifies Social Connection as a Public Health Priority

by Veronica Salib

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the HHS issued an advisory regarding social connection, loneliness, and isolation. The advisory included data and statements from the United States Surgeon General, Vivek H....

Nearly Half of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide in the Past Year

by Veronica Salib

The Trevor Project recently released key findings from its 2023 United States National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ young people, revealing that nearly half of LGBTQ youth in the US have...

OB/GYN Residency Applications Decreased 10.5% in Abortion Ban States

by Veronica Salib

In mid-April, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released a detailed analysis of location preferences by residency applicants in a post-Roe world, noting a 10.5% obstetrics and...

SCOTUS Votes to Uphold Mifepristone Approval, Maintaining Access

by Veronica Salib

On Friday, April 21, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a ruling upholding mifepristone approval, pending ongoing cases. The SCOTUS decision does not guarantee unlimited...

SCOTUS Lifts Abortion Pill Restrictions Pending Final Ruling

by Veronica Salib

On April 14, 2023, an order by Samuel A. Alito, Jr., a judge for the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), issued an order that lifted restrictions on the abortion pill, pending a final ruling from the...

OTC Hearing Aids Are as Effective as Prescription Hearing Aids

by Veronica Salib

A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado and the University of Pretoria determined that over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are as effective as prescription hearing aids for managing...

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