FDA Sends Warning to Companies Selling THC Products That Look Like Candy, Cookies
Delta-8 THC has psychoactive and intoxicating effects, and has not been evaluated or approved by the FDA for safe use in any context
New Report IDs 12 States With Smoking Rates 50 Percent Higher Than the Rest...
28 percent of smokers live in these 12 states, even though they comprise only 21 percent of the U.S. population
Incidence of Foodborne Pathogens Back to Prepandemic Levels
Annual incidences of illnesses caused by Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, and Listeria during 2022 similar to those during 2016 to 2018
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Varies by Jurisdiction, Sociodemographics
Highest prevalence of four or more adverse childhood experiences among females, adults aged 25 to 34 years, adults with less than high school education
High, Low BMI Tied to Higher Medical Expenditures in Children
Severe obesity and underweight tied to higher total expenditures and out-of-pocket payments for children with private insurance
Gender Dysphoria Diagnosis More Likely for Teens With Autism
Co-occurring diagnoses more prevalent among youth whose electronic medical record-reported sex was female, those with private insurance
Treatment Failure Down With Standard-Course Therapy in Pediatric UTI
Children receiving short-course therapy also had increased likelihood of asymptomatic bacteriuria or positive urine culture at follow-up
Improved Long-Term Outcomes Seen for Teens With Cochlear Implants
Study found improvement in outcomes in terms of language, academic performance, quality of life
WHO Experts Take Another Look at Aspartame’s Safety
Aspartame continues to have approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a safe product
Compliance With CMS Price Transparency Rule Improved With Penalty Increases
$500,000 increase in penalty linked to a 2.9 percentage point increase in compliance
