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They all think I'm insane': What it's like to start medical residency at 72
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (241+ words) Every time Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft intended to apply to medical school, life got in the way. But after 45 years as a neonatal nurse practitioner, she finally did it, beginning medical school at the age of 69 in 2022. The pivotal moment came after…...
Texas AG investigating energy drinks
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (607+ words) In little over a year, the federal office responsible for overseeing the vast research enterprise bankrolled by the Department of Health and Human Services " including keeping study participants safe " has collapsed. The Office of Human Research Protections has lost more…...
Surgeon General's office issues warning on screen time for children
2+ week, 6+ day ago (681+ words) By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Daniel Payne WASHINGTON " Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is issuing a U. S. Surgeon General's advisory urging families, schools and providers to reduce children's screen time, according to a draft of the report reviewed by STAT. The report,…...
Medicare's new RAPID pathway is a breakthrough for adults. Children are still waiting
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (128+ words) Eskandanian is a senior research scientist at Med Star Health Research Institute, program director of the BARDA-funded SPARK for Innovations in Pediatrics, and founding principal investigator of the FDA-funded Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation. I want this pathway to succeed....
'Forever chemicals' in baby formula? Scientists unpack FDA results
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1202+ words) What, exactly, does that mean? The FDA analysis doesn't explain the PFAS results in much detail. But parents are bound to wonder, given that higher levels of exposure to PFAS, man-made chemicals used in products like nonstick cookware and stain-resistant…...
America is worrying about fertility again. But it's not really about families
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) By Sonya Borrero, Christine Dehlendorf, and Rachel Logan Borrero, Dehlendorf, and Logan are authors of the forthcoming book "Reproducing Control: The Family Planning Framework's Conflict with Reproductive Autonomy." America is worried about fertility rates " again. But America's anxiety about fertility…...
New U. S. recommendation on hepatitis B vaccine will have dire consequences, studies project
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (713+ words) Avoiding an increase in neonatal infections under the targeted recommendation would require historically unattained levels of maternal [hepatitis B] screening or birth-dose coverage among infants of unscreened mothers," said one of the studies, from researchers at Boston University, the University…...
Infant formula largely safe from heavy metals, FDA finds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) New contamination testing results from the Food and Drug Administration confirm the safety of infant formula in the U. S. , the agency said Wednesday." The U. S. government does not currently have formal limits for contaminants in infant formula, though Kyle Diamantas, the head…...
Why do discussions about "brain health" ignore mental illness?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) By Husseini K. Manji, Eric J. Nestler, and Patrick J. Kennedy Even as this agenda gains momentum, however, a critical blind spot is emerging. As governments refocus their policies to tackle conditions like Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, mental illness is often…...
International childhood vaccine campaign grows
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (500+ words) It's my birthday tomorrow. What's your favorite off-the-wall rendition of a birthday anthem? I love this version from Black Country, New Road that I heard the other day. In the last week, President Trump has upended United States drug policy,…...