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...
On February 24, 2023, 12 states filed a lawsuit against the FDA to ease restrictions enforced for mifepristone, one of two pills required for a medication abortion. This lawsuit addresses concerns that...
A preclinical study in Nature Communication identifies compounds that may help develop non-hormonal male contraceptives. The study — led by NIH researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine — used...
To sustain the right to an abortion and other forms of reproductive care, democrat Governors from 20 states are pledging to create a nationwide ‘abortion firewall’ in the form of the...
An article published in the American Cancer Society (ACS) Journals analyzing treatment delays in breast cancer found that black breast cancer patients experience nearly twice as many treatment delays...
On January 19, 2023, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study noting that access to gender-affirming care was correlated with improved psychosocial functioning in teens and young adults....
In an announcement released on January 11, 2023, the AMA announced that its quality improvement program for managing blood pressure (BP), AMA MAP BP, has been successfully implemented across Cook...
Researchers in JAMA Pediatrics highlight issues in the nation’s mental health crisis in a new study that found that pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits increased by 8% every...
A study released by JAMA Tuesday found that drug overdose deaths of pregnant and recently pregnant people rose rapidly during the first year of the pandemic.
Researchers from Columbia...
The recent political climate surrounding access to reproductive health and reproductive rights has left many, including patients, providers, and public health experts, anxious about the state of...
On October 17, 2022, Lucid Hearing officially launched its line of over-the-counter hearing aids. The launch follows an FDA ruling earlier this year that allowed for the over-the-counter sale of...
On October 11, 2022, the United States Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) released a recommendation in JAMA Network Open advising that all adolescents between 8 and 18 years old receive anxiety...
A Quest Diagnostics Health Trends study analyzed the rates of breast and prostate cancer diagnosis to find that the rates still lag behind pre-pandemic diagnoses. The American Society of Clinical...
Colonoscopies have long been a recommended preventive care measure for adults aged 45–75; however, a new study found that they are less beneficial than previously thought. The Nordic-European...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an irreversible disease characterized by kidney damage, which prevents effective waste filtering. The primary treatments for chronic kidney disease are dialysis and...
According to the CDC, as of 2020, approximately 7.8% of the general population in the United States has asthma. It was previously understood that Black and Hispanic pediatric patients had higher asthma...
A recent analysis of data from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2020 International Health Policy Survey and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that men in the United...
A recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology highlights a smartphone app developed by researchers and clinicians at the Cedars–Sinai Medical Center. This app uses AI to...
As a result of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision and President Biden’s response, the HHS secretary announced their plans to provide access to abortion care. Last Friday,...
A recent study found a higher risk of delivery-related heart complications in PCOS patients. People with PCOS are more likely to develop complications during pregnancy. According to a subdivision of...
