Immune history influences vaccine effectiveness, interacting with other potential problems arising from the manufacturing process Boston, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Todd Datz and Matt Wood New research on why the influenza vaccine was only modestly effective in recent years shows that immune history with the flu influences a person’s response[Read More…]
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DC Tells Trump Administration: No New Offshore Drilling
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Gabby Brown This afternoon, DC residents and District officials gathered to send a strong message of opposition to the Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan. In early January, Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke released a draft offshore drilling plan that proposed an unprecedented[Read More…]
CDC Releases Report to Congress Detailing Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Children, Families
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: CDC Media Relations The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Report to Congress on The Management of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Children, detailing the impact a TBI can have on children and their families. The report identifies gaps in care, outlines[Read More…]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to Reveal Secrets of the Red Planet (Videos)
Baltimore, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2018 By: Christine Pulliam The planet Mars has fascinated scientists for over a century. Today, it is a frigid desert world with a carbon dioxide atmosphere 100 times thinner than Earth’s. But evidence suggests that in the early history of our solar system, Mars had an ocean’s[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Implementation of Federal Energy Efficiency Standards Must Not be Delayed
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that a federal court has ruled that national energy efficiency standards must go into effect. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Department of Energy (DOE) violated its error correction regulation under[Read More…]
CDC Announces Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Kratom
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Center for Disease Control (CDC), several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections. To date, there have been 28 cases of Salmonella reported in 20 states. The last reported illness began on[Read More…]
Court Rules Obama-Era Energy Efficiency Standards Should Proceed
Trump administration dealt another blow in the courts Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2018 By: Timothy Ballo Yesterday, a federal court ruled that a suite of energy efficiency rules advanced during the Obama administration must move forward, despite a Trump administration attempt to scrap the rules. A coalition of states and environmental groups had sued the[Read More…]
160 National, State and Local Organizations Join to Oppose Medicaid Work Requirements
Leading Health Care, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Faith-Based, Housing and Disability Rights Advocates Say New CMS Policy Will Harm Individuals and Communities Impacted by the Opioid Crisis and Mass Incarceration Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2017 By: Abigail Woodworth 160 organizations, representing leading health care, disability rights, criminal justice, faith-based, housing and[Read More…]
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. Statement on Efficacy of the 2017-2018 Influenza Vaccine
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2018 By: Jennifer Dooren Seasonal flu has been widespread this year, impacting millions of people across the country. It has been an especially challenging season, with high rates of hospitalization for both influenza and its complications, which include pneumonia and the exacerbation of chronic conditions such[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for a Certain Type of Prostate Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 15, 2018 By: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Erleada (apalutamide) for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer that has not spread (non-metastatic), but that continues to grow despite treatment with hormone therapy (castration-resistant). This is the first FDA-approved treatment for non-metastatic,[Read More…]
