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CMS Roundup (Oct. 20, 2023)
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.
US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases.
Can reparations improve the health of Black Americans?
When a Black baby is born in the United States, their fight to live a healthy life begins. Compared to the white baby in the delivery room next door, they’re more likely to be impoverished as children and chronically ill as adults.
How Extreme Heat, Smoke, and Flooding Threaten Our Health
The Southwest and West face a second week of extreme temperatures that have already claimed more than a dozen lives. Approximately one in three Americans received excessive heat warnings, watches or advisories last weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Risk of Problem Drinking Rises Among Thirty-Something Women
Excessive drinking and alcohol-related deaths are increasing at an alarming rate among women, particularly among reproductive-aged women in their late 20s and 30s. Traditionally, women tend to reduce their alcohol consumption once they have children; and in recent years, more middle-aged women have delayed or skipped motherhood.
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