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AACR Issues 12th Annual Cancer Progress Report
Accelerated decline in cancer mortality seen recently with a 2.3 percent decrease in cancer deaths each year from 2016 to 2019
Poll: Seven in 10 Older Adults Report Joint Pain or Arthritis
Conversations are needed by older adults and their health care providers about treatments for arthritis and their risks
FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
Equipment issue may allow someone to break in and cause the pump to deliver too much or too little insulin to the patient
USPSTF Recommends Depression Screening for All Adults
Anxiety screening recommended for adults aged 64 and younger, including pregnant, postpartum persons
FDA Warns Against Overuse of TPOXX Monkeypox Drug
Agency says research in labs, animals, and people suggests that monkeypox could develop resistance to the antiviral in multiple ways
Guidelines Issued for Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Guidelines expand indications for some vaccines and provide guidance on medication management at time of vaccination
WHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
About 11,000 people around the world died from COVID-19 during the week of Sept. 5 to 11, a drop of 22 percent from the previous week
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, but Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
In response, White House has opened up new monkeypox vaccine equity pilot program, aimed at expanding vaccine access to communities of color
Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative
President likened JFK's space race to his own effort to slash cancer rates by 50 percent in the next 25 years
First U.S. Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the patient had been hospitalized and had a severely weakened immune system
