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AstraZeneca gets CDSCO approval for preventive therapy for respiratory syncytial virus
This innovative therapy is indicated for prevention of serious lower respiratory tract disease requiring hospitalisation caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in children at high risk of RSV disease, it added. RSV is a public health challenge faced across the globe today and is the second most common cause of death in children under 1 year of age. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - September 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Physicians Have No Autonomy -- Here's How to Change That
(MedPage Today) -- "Physicians have no autonomy." I read and hear versions of this every day, expressed with anger, resignation, or both. It's also called agency, control, and power (as in feeling empowered). I'm the first one to admit that physicians... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 30, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

For Black Mothers, Birthing Centers, Once a Refuge, Become a Battleground
Some say the facilities, which focus on autonomy in childbirth, could lead to better health outcomes — but officials are tightening rules, citing risk. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner and Erin Schaff Tags: your-feed-science Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Girls Medicine and Health Shutdowns (Institutional) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Black People Midwives and Doulas Oasis Family Birthing Center Alabama Department of Public Health Ame Source Type: news

Lab Tests That Escape FDA Oversight May Come Under Agency Review
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued its long-awaited proposal for regulating laboratory developed tests (LDTs) on Friday. The proposed rule would amend FDA regulations to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) are medical devices... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Global Call to Action on Sleep Health Published in The Lancet Public Health
A global call to action was published in The Lancet Public Health on September 28 that urges decisionmakers to recognize sleep health as a foundation of human health. Decades of research across disciplines make this fact abundantly clear. Now is the time to begin leveraging sleep health... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY Source Type: news

Climate change and public health indicators: scoping review
This report contains the results of the review.ReportUK Health Security Agency - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 29, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

When's the Best Time to Get the Updated COVID Shot?
(MedPage Today) -- As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise and the holiday season draws nearer, a familiar question lingers: when is the best time to get the latest shot? Earlier this month, the FDA approved and the CDC recommended the updated mRNA... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Scenes from both sides of the border as Title 42 expired
The end of Title 42 has sent tremors across the U.S., marking a major shift in immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. The termination of the Trump-era public health order spurred a new surge at the already strained southern border, where a growing number of migrants from Central America…#usmexico #trump #centralamerica #fencenorth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: Science Skepticism Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy, Climate Denial
[allAfrica] Climate change and vaccine hesitancy pose serious threats to public health (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance Climate Coronavirus Environment Health and Medicine Manufacturing Science and Biotechnology Sustainable Development Source Type: news

New Option OK'd for Pompe Disease
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the two-component therapy of cipaglucosidase alfa (Pombiliti) plus miglustat (Opfolda) for adults with late-onset Pompe disease who see no improvement on enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), Amicus Therapeutics... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

All Specialties Struggle With 'Moral Injury'
(MedPage Today) -- In this exclusive Instagram Live clip, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today sits down with Wendy Dean, MD, president and co-founder of Moral Injury of Healthcare, and Adam Brown, MD, MBA, founder of ABIG Health... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Spouting COVID Misinformation Tied to Use of Ivermectin, HCQ
(MedPage Today) -- Endorsing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, lack of trust in physicians or scientists, and conspiracy-mindedness were linked to the use of non-evidence-based treatments for COVID-19, an internet-based survey study of U.S. adults... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Cases of Victorian disease that spreads through food and water on the rise
The World Health Organization reported cases of a Victorian disease more than doubled last year compared to 2021 - and in 2023, cases are climbing. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What to know about fall flu, coronavirus and RSV vaccines for kids
Public health experts and medical providers are warning that respiratory viruses are on the rise and will pose a severe risk to children this fall. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news

Dianne Feinstein Dies; Prison for Alzheimer's Fraudsters; Kaiser Strike Looming
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the Senate's longest-serving woman, has died at age 90. (NBC News) Each year, employed women pay an estimated $15 billion more... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news