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March 2023

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FDA Takes Additional Steps to Improve Nutrition, Reduce Disease with Expanded Use of Salt Substitutes to Help Lower Sodium Intake

March 24, 2023
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces the Expansion of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage in Oklahoma; 30 States and D.C. Now Offer a Full Year of Coverage After Pregnancy

March 23, 2023
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NIH study reveals shared genetic markers underlying substance use disorders

March 22, 2023
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TB is Still Here – New CDC Data Show U.S. Cases Increased Again in 2022

March 22, 2023
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FDA Authorizes Copenhagen Classic Snuff to be Marketed as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product

March 16, 2023
In this example, two adjacent contractions were imaged during labor. EMMI shows that the first contraction starts from the middle segment of the uterus and propagates up and down simultaneously. The second contraction starts from the top of uterus and moves in a faster and more synchronized manner than the first contraction.

New, non-invasive imaging tool maps uterine contractions during labor

March 14, 2023
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U.S.-Led Global Effort Dramatically Increases Number of People Receiving Lifesaving HIV Treatment in Less than Two Decades

March 14, 2023
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FDA Authorizes Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as Booster Dose for Certain Children 6 Months through 4 Years of Age

March 14, 2023
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HHS Announces the Availability of $25 Million to Expand Primary Care – Including Mental Health – Services in Schools

March 10, 2023
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FDA Updates Mammography Regulations to Require Reporting of Breast Density Information and Enhance Facility Oversight

March 09, 2023
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FDA Proposes New Requirements for Tobacco Product Manufacturing Practices

March 08, 2023
Researchers have developed a new tool that uses "vortex ultrasound" to break down blood clots in the brain.

New tool uses ultrasound 'tornado' to break down blood clots

March 01, 2023

February 2023

Researchers found a potential approach to reduce maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries.

Lowering the risk of mother’s sepsis or death after childbirth

February 28, 2023
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FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses

February 24, 2023
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FDA Outlines Steps to Strengthen Tobacco Program

February 24, 2023
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FDA Files Civil Money Penalty Complaints Against Four E-Cigarette Product Manufacturers

February 22, 2023
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Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use disorders

February 21, 2023
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HRSA Makes $30 Million Available for Health Centers to Expand Early Childhood Development Services

February 17, 2023
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FDA Advances Additional Activities to Prevent Drug Overdoses and Reduce Death

February 16, 2023
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Screening tool aims to help doctors diagnose more people with COPD

February 14, 2023