HHS announced the mobilization of more than 70 Public Health Service officers from the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps to Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities across the country. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR) and Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grants. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — The old saying about an ounce of prevention should still hold true today. While I don’t begrudge the complexity of the work done by specialists and subspecialists, or the operations performed by our surgical colleagues, the… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “I’ve lived here all my life, and I’ve never seen anything like this.” Those were the words of a 73-year-old resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina, whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Stranded… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “Most of the current voting ACIP members, they don’t seem to care about the actual science.” — Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH, chair of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, discussing new members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — I recently saw three students in my psychiatric practice who had been on the verge of suicide but felt unable to reach out for help. One had been prescribed a pain medication by their medical doctor, which also happens to be… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — I believe we are breaking some news here. My thanks to Polly Powledge for quickly analyzing the Wayback Machine archive to create the resource found at the bottom of this page. And, as always, my thanks to you for reading, sharing… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — In my experience, the passionate pursuit of justice by larger institutions in shows like Law and Order is purely fantastical. This is reality:A college student is raped. The only support offered by the Title IX office is a meeting… Powered by WPeMatico