Rates of youth suicide and opioid overdose in adults have both increased over the past 15 years. To explore a possible connection between these two trends, researchers conducted a pharmacoepidemiologic...
In February 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a plan to overhaul its functions and consolidate resources. Since that announcement, workforce cuts, legal battles, and partial...
A new U.S.-based survey explores how willing and comfortable laypeople are to administer an FDA-approved autoinjector during a presumed opioid overdose — critical insights for clinicians focused on...
The FDA is seeking a cap on nicotine levels in cigarettes and certain tobacco products at minimally or nonaddictive levels. This initiative, if finalized, would be what the FDA calls a “significant step”...
Children younger than 2 years who were born prematurely are at increased risk of being hospitalized if they develop influenza, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted all facets of health care. In a recent study, researchers examined how COVID-19-related health care delays have affected the treatment of hepatitis C virus, and how these...
Federal health officials are preparing new recommendations advising against the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy unless to treat fever, citing emerging research on potential risks to child...
