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Non-Hispanic Blacks Have Highest Rate of Mental Health Emergency Visits
Non-Hispanic Blacks also have highest rates of emergency department visits for specific disorders, including substance use, anxiety, mood disorders
FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
In two-part vote, panel voted 10 to 2 in favor of the vaccine's safety and unanimously on the shot's effectiveness
Two Bird Flu Cases in Cambodia Did Not Spread Person to Person
The 11-year-old girl and her father both got the virus from poultry, international health authorities say
Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
Doctors say they are rethinking their decision to enter medicine, citing understaffing, paperwork, insurance hassles as major reasons why
Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
Company will cut its list price for Humalog 100 units/mL starting in the fourth quarter of 2023
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
Pfizer has reported that its vaccine would reduce risk from RSV by as much as 86 percent
FDA Offers Guidance on Safe Use of Bed Rails
Bed rails should be used with care, especially for older adults and people with altered mental status, physical limitations, certain medical conditions
FDA Takes Action Against Animal Tranquilizer Tied to Fatal ODs
Xylazine -- used to sedate large animals such as horses and deer -- is sold on the street under the names tranq, Philly dope, and zombie drug
Texas Judge Set to Rule on Abortion Pill
Lawsuit seeks to reverse U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the medication mifepristone
CDC Warns of Rise of Drug-Resistant Shigella Bacteria
Shigella is easily spread, and limited treatment options exist for patients infected with XDR strains
