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Sudden cardiac deaths in college athletes fall, but still high in one sport
By American Heart Association On November 13, 2023 College sports have seen a decline in the rate of sudden cardiac deaths, but rates remain higher for Division I men’s basketball players, as well as male and Black athletes in other sports, new research has found. The decline in sudden cardiac death rates – on average,…
Read MoreVaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2019 and 2020 — National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2020–2022
By Holly A. Hill, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, Michael Chen, James A. Singleton Summary What is already known about this topic? The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends vaccines against 15 potentially serious diseases by the age of 24 months. What is added by this report? Estimated coverage with most childhood vaccines was similar…
Read MoreWATCH: Sickle cell gene therapy gets review from FDA advisory committee
By Laura Ungar On October 31, 2023 The only cure for painful sickle cell disease today is a bone marrow transplant. But soon there may be a new cure that attacks the disorder at its genetic source. On Tuesday, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will review a gene therapy for the inherited blood disorder, which…
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Report points to rise in health care inequities in abortion-restricted states
By C.J. Keene On October 24, 2023 It’s been over a year since the Dobbs V. Jackson Supreme Court case overturned nationwide abortion protections. A new report suggests abortion bans like the one implemented in South Dakota are contributing to inequities in the health care system. The Washington Post reports maternal mortality rates in abortion-restricted…
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U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make it Easier for the Indian Health Service to Recruit and Retain Doctors
By Elyse Wild On October 25, 2023 Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) have introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster chronic staffing issues at the Indian Health Services (IHS). The legislation, called the IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2023, amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow Indian Health Service scholarship and…
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Maybe Stealing Women’s Rights Wasn’t the Best Election Plan
Abortion initiatives have gone seven for seven at the ballot box since the Supreme Court killed Roe. Democrats are pressing the advantage By Tessa Stuart On November 8, 2023 It’s abortion, stupid. Across the country on Tuesday night, the fight to retain or regain reproductive rights remained the defining issue driving voters to the polls. In deep…
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How Ohio’s Special Election Results Will Both Protect Abortion and Affect Maternal Mortality in the State
Ohio’s Issue 1 ballot initiative to codify the legal status of abortion in the state constitution affects both abortion access and maternal mortality rates. By Sabrina Talukder On November 8, 2023 On November 7, 2023, approximately 56.6 percent of voters in Ohio approved Issue 1, a ballot initiative for a constitutional amendment that codifies the legal status of abortion in…
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Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
By Julie Carr Smyth On November 7, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Ohio became the seventh state where voters…
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Federal judge rules Galveston County commissioner maps violate Voting Rights Act
Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a Trump appointee, found the county districts denied Black and Latino voters “the equal opportunity to participate in the political process.” By Caroline Wilburn On October 13, 2023 A U.S. District Judge ruled Friday that Galveston County violated the federal Voting Rights Act in 2021 when it drew new districts for…
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