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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday released an update to its 1998 guidelines to prevent and control infection in the health care workplace, including special considerations associated with emergency response personnel and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced changes to the State Performance Standards System for state survey agencies to ensure that nursing home inspections are timely and accurate.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee last night approved a revised version of the Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act.
The AHA today urged Senate appropriators to support federal funding for research and education to reduce violence in communities.
States reported declines in Medicaid enrollment and modest growth in total Medicaid spending for fiscal year 2019.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated the number of people with confirmed or probable lung injuries associated with electronic cigarette use or vaping products to 1,479 in 49 states.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., died this morning due to complications concerning longstanding health challenges, his office announced today.
Two House committees today marked up revised versions of the Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) — legislation that would make a series of changes to the Medicare program in an effort to lower the price of prescription drugs.
The suicide rate jumped 56% for Americans aged 10 to 24 between 2007 and 2017, and the homicide rate jumped 18% between 2014 and 2017 for the same population.
The Food and Drug Administration approved a record high 1,171 generic drugs in fiscal year 2019, the agency said today.