Preventive Medicine News

The United States House of Representatives recently passed a bill that aims to address the disproportionate impact of heart disease in the South Asian population.

A second study has shown that taking a single dose of doxycycline within 3 days of having condomless sex can prevent sexually transmitted infections.

Bavarian Nordic announced today that it has received approval from the FDA to manufacture its monkeypox vaccine Jynneos at the company’s fill and finish facility in Denmark.

Disparities in health care access and outcomes among patients in rural areas of the United States have led to calls for a system redesign.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a final statement recommending clinicians individualize the decision to offer behavioral counseling to adults with no CVD risk factors that will promote physical activity and a healthy diet.

In a commentary published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, experts from the CDC and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, discussed the clinical implications of the current monkeypox outbreak.

The North American Menopause Society released an updated position statement confirming that the benefits of menopausal hormone therapy outweigh the risks for most women.

The FDA has granted approval to Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc. for its oral adjunctive therapy to treat partial seizures in adolescents and adults aged 16 years and older with epilepsy.

“Weekend warriors” who completed the recommended amount of weekly physical activity in fewer days experienced similar health benefits as those who were regularly active throughout the week, according to researchers.

Dementia cases in the United States were largely associated with modifiable risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity and physical inactivity — especially among Black and Hispanic people, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.