Health Insider Most sunscreens may contain harmful ingredients, research group says Justin Boggs
An annual report by the Environmental Working Group claims that 77% of sunscreens on the market offer inadequate skin protection, contain potentially harmful ingredients, or both. Out of more than 2,200 products analyzed by EWG, fewer than 500 meet its criteria for effectiveness and safety, the nonprofit, which advocates for the removal of toxic chemicals […]
Health Insider Arizona State researcher conducts ‘me-search’ on autism with national impact Rachel Louise Just
When the CDC released its 2025 Community Report on Autism in April, it marked a milestone in the decades-long efforts to understand the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. And for one of the authors of the report, it was the culmination of years of effort to understand more about the world — and himself. Joshua […]
Opinion | ‘You Can Create Some Scary Sounding Headlines’: What We Heard This Week
“If you only report on the nurses leaving, and don’t account for those who are coming in, you can create some scary sounding headlines.” — David Auerbach, PhD, of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the rebound of the registered nurse workforce following a pandemic slump. “It’s still the reality to the patient, and to […]
CMS Focusing on Better Aligning Quality Measures, Adding New ACO Models
Are you exasperated by all the different quality measures you’re required to report? One official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) knows exactly how you feel. “I led care transformation at a health system before coming into this role, and we had this huge spreadsheet of the 500 different metrics from all […]
U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Control
In February, we reported on the emerging problem of xylazine-laced fentanyl. In this report, we follow up on what has happened since doctors first started raising concerns about this contaminant and its effects. Early in 2023, word started to spread among physicians that a veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine — also known as “tranq” — was […]
Disabled LGBTQ+ Youth At Greater Risk Of Suicide Than Their Peers, Study Finds
A report released this week by a youth suicide prevention group found that young LGBTQ+ people who are disabled have higher rates of mental health issues and are at greater risk of suicide compared to their non-disabled peers. The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention nonprofit that serves LGBTQ+ youth, surveyed more than 28,500 LGBTQ+ […]
Tackling Climate Change Starts With a Focus on Health, Lancet Report Says
The eighth Lancet Countdown report — a collaboration between scientists and health practitioners from around the world — paints a dire picture of continued inaction around climate change and its human cost. “In this year’s report, new projections reveal the dangers of further delays in action, with every tracked health dimension worsening as the climate […]
Lisa Marie Presley’s Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmission
Note that some links may require subscriptions. An autopsy report showed that Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died of a small-bowel obstruction “caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.” (NBC News) States are scrambling to prepare for record high temperatures. (NBC News) The CDC announced its plan to […]
Medicare Expected to Become Insolvent by 2031, Trustees Say
WASHINGTON — Interest groups here are sounding the alarm about a new report from the Medicare trustees that extended by 3 years the estimate for when the program would become insolvent. “Based on our best estimates, this year’s reports show that the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund will be able to pay 100% of total […]
Opinion | Winners & Losers of the Mass Exodus From U.S. News’ Med School Rankings
It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. News & World Report rankings were the agreed-upon arbiter of prestige and quality in medical schools. Sure, you might quibble with their results or their methodology, but at the end of the day we all begrudgingly conceded that only U.S. News could decide which schools were better than […]