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CDC Director Says Agency Needs Major Overhaul
Walensky aims to prioritize public health needs, deemphasize publication of scientific papers about rare diseases
Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
Having enough inpatient beds would cut down on overcrowding in emergency departments
Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
Tests, vaccines, and treatments would be provided through the regular health care system
Cheaper OTC Hearing Aids Should Be in Stores by October, FDA Says
Until now, people have had to pay thousands of dollars for a device that could only be adjusted by a professional audiologist
Two Million Infant Swings, Rockers Recalled Due to Strangulation Danger
Manufacturer has received two reports of infants getting entangled in the strap under unoccupied MamaRoo swings
First Lady Jill Biden Has COVID-19
First Lady has received two vaccines plus two boosters, and so far, her symptoms are mild
Monkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma
WHO will hold an open forum to consider new names not offensive to specific groups
U.K. Is First Country to Approve Moderna Omicron-Targeted Vaccine
Updated vaccine expected to have 'important role' in protecting people from COVID-19 this winter
Scotland Becomes First Country to Provide Free Period Products
Scots can access menstrual products at more than 1,000 locations through a mobile app
Poliovirus Discovered in NYC Wastewater
Discovery of poliovirus in sewage samples suggests there is already community transmission of the virus
