National News Showdown at CDC as director refuses to resign, amid pressure from HHS ABC News
Lawyers for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez said Wednesday evening that she would not resign, despite attempts by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to oust her for not putting a “rubber-stamp” on “unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts.” “Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor […]
Serious Issues With Slow Heartbeat Flagged for Afib Patients on Antiarrhythmics
Old concerns about the safety of rhythm control drugs for atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) resurfaced in a contemporary large Korean population-based study. Afib patients prescribed antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) had several-fold higher risks of cardiac events believed to be related to a decline in heart rate. Compared with other Afib patients, these AAD users showed […]
CDC Report Indicates Teens Are Seeking To Escape Worries And Stress Through Drug Use
LOADINGERROR LOADING New research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday indicates that teens with suspected substance abuse problems are turning to drugs to relax and for mental, emotional and physical relief. The report focused on 15,963 assessments from teens ages 13 to 18 and their responses to online questions […]
6 Alcohol Rules You Really Shouldn’t Break, According To Nutritionists
Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images The guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say women should not have more than one alcoholic drink daily and men should not have more than two. Alcohol is known to be a health risk. Research shows that it’s linked to certain cancers, can damage your liver, is […]
New research finds half-cardio, half-strength training reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Approximately one in three deaths in the U.S. is caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A robust body of evidence shows aerobic exercise can reduce risks, especially for people who are overweight or obese. But few studies have compared results with resistance exercise — also known as […]
Opinion | The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victims
LaBelle is an expert in addiction policy and drug control law. Fields is a legal fellow. In March 2022, three members of the Sackler family listened as more than two dozen people on Zoom addressed them in a federal bankruptcy court in New York. For over 2 hours, the speakers talked about their own struggles […]
Critics Say CDC Advisors’ Infection Control Guidance Isn’t Strong Enough
A CDC advisory committee voted unanimously on Friday to approve draft infection control guidelines, though some critics charge the recommendations don’t go far enough and ignore lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the heart of the controversy is a new “air” category for pathogen transmission, and three levels of air precautions based on how transmissible […]
Flu And RSV Could Be On The Rise Nationwide
LOADINGERROR LOADING The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday that flu cases are low nationwide, but more could arise in the upcoming weeks. “Even these low levels will probably increase in the next couple of weeks,” said Alicia Budd, head of the CDC’s domestic influenza surveillance team, according to NBC News. Advertisement […]
Opinion | ‘We Cannot Treat Dead People’: What We Heard This Week
“We cannot treat dead people.” — White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, discussing whether to focus on opioid treatment or trafficking. “Thank you for reminding me why I do this.” — Stuart Bloom, MD, regarding feedback he hears from physicians who see his musical show “How to Avoid […]
How dietary restraint could significantly reduce effects of genetic risk of obesity: Obesity risk genes make people feel hungrier and lose control over their eating, but practicing dietary restraint could counteract this.
Obesity risk genes make people feel hungrier and lose control over their eating, but practicing dietary restraint could counteract this. New research by University of Exeter, Exeter Clinical Research Facility, and University of Bristol — funded by the Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership and published in the International Journal of Epidemiology — found that […]