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2023 News Releases

March 2023

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New HHS Report Released on Transgender Day of Visibility Offers Updated, Evidence-Based Roadmap for Supporting and Affirming LGBTQI+ Youth

March 31, 2023
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Buprenorphine initiation in the ER found safe and effective for individuals with opioid use disorder who use fentanyl

March 30, 2023
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Increased use of telehealth services and medications for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with reduced risk for fatal overdose

March 29, 2023
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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray

March 29, 2023
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HHS and EPA Encourage States to Utilize Federal Resources for Lead Detection and Mitigation in Early Care and Education Settings

March 28, 2023
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HIV can persist for years in myeloid cells of people on antiretroviral therapy

March 27, 2023
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NCCOR Highlights Research Efforts To Advance Childhood Obesity Research

March 27, 2023
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FDA Works to Further Improve Nutrition, Reduce Diet-Related Chronic Disease with Dietary Guidance Statements on Food Labels

March 24, 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
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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
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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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