The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that newborn syphilis cases increased over 10 times from 2012 to 2022.  “The increase in newborn syphilis follows rising syphilis cases among women of reproductive age combined with social …

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology have proposed a rule that “would implement the provision of the 21st Century Cures Act specifying …

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently created a Digital Health Advisory Committee to provide relevant expertise and perspective to improve the FDA’s understanding of the benefits, risks, and clinical outcomes associated with use of Digital Health Technologies (DHTs),” …

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) COVID.gov website announced “as of September 25, 2023, residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests.”  There is a limit of one order per residential …

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just authorized the 2023-2024 updated mRNA Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use.  These updated vaccines have been “formulated to more closely target currently circulating variants,” and “include a monovalent (single) component …

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