The new bill just passed by Congress is a huge victory for those fighting for affordable drugs
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to historic consumer protection legislation. The Inflation Reduction Act, the official name of the major new law, will give Medicare beneficiaries some pocketbook relief from the relentlessly rising prices of prescription drugs.
Universal Vaccine Needed to Prevent Future COVID-19 Waves, Study Suggests
Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health modelling transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants find common characteristics related to transmissibility and immune evasion, according to a study in in South Africa published today in eLife.
EXPLAINER: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox. The World Health Organization classified the escalating outbreak of the once-rare disease as an international emergency in July; the U.S. declared it a national emergency last week.
New Medicaid Study: Expanding Insurance Coverage for Adults Also Helps Enroll Children
Expanding Medicaid coverage for adults also helps to cover children, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the University of Chicago, and MIT.
Coronavirus Files: New school guidelines are coming, and Feds take on long COVID
As the country prepares for yet another round of COVID-19 boosters this fall, Black and Hispanic populations may be left behind. A new study in Health Affairs finds that while Black and white people had lower rates of uptake for the first dose of a COVID vaccine, Black and Hispanic people were least likely to get a booster shot.
