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| By Ann Ledbetter Hannah McKay - Pool/Getty Images Maternal deaths and preterm births are far higher in the U.S. than in other similar countries. Relying more on midwives could close that gap. Read More |
| By Seth Berkley K.M. Chaudary/AP The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has driven down the global number of polio cases by 99.9%. It needs funding to finish the job. Read More |
| By Terry Wilcox John Moore/Getty Images Medicare has proposed cuts to home health care that could total $18 billion over the next decade, a blow to millions of Americans. Read More |
| Sponsored Insight by Phlow National Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day: A Movement to Fix a Public Health Crisis America's medicine cabinet is dangerously empty. But not for long. Medical professionals, healthcare providers, government officials, and the general public are being asked to join in observing National Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day by visiting www.stoptheshortages.com to encourage open dialogue and spark bold action everywhere. Together, we can create a future where every American has access to the essential medicines they deserve. |
| By Patrick Skerrett If the Supreme Court rules this fall as it did in several cases in June, it will continue to erode public health in the United States. Read More |
| By Jeff Goldsmith Spencer Platt/Getty Images The looming shortage of physicians will offer those who stay an array of choices along with increasing job mobility and earning potential. Read More |
| By Girisha Fernando Alain Jocard, Pool via AP There are many uses for real-world data. Gauging the effectiveness of the monkeypox vaccine and its alternate dosing should be one of them. Read More |
| By Aaron J. Kowalski Rodrigo Abd/AP The Type 1 Diabetes Index quantifies the death toll of this disease in countries around the globe, putting it on par with HIV/AIDS. Read More |
| By Barbara Handelin and Sandra Heibel Adobe Biopharma is failing Americans, both medically and economically. We need a public benefit biopharma industry. Read More |
| By Marian W. Wentworth and Thomas Hall Joseph Oduor/AP The malaria vaccine now in hand could save millions of lives in just a few years, and there is no time to wait. Read More |
| By David F. Arons Andrew Harnik/AP The "clean" reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act misses a rare opportunity to benefit people with cancer and others. Read More |
| By Cynthia A. Fisher Adobe The Congressional Budget Office estimates that hospital price transparency will have a minimal effect. It's based on poor evidence. Read More |
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