Backers of White House drug policy office scramble to protect it | STAT News
With the US opioid crisis the subject of increased political focus, advocates in the recovery community had been quietly hoping President Trump might elevate the White House “drug czar” to his Cabinet. Now they are mobilizing to ensure the drug czar’s office won’t be eliminated entirely.
Sprint To Find Zika Vaccine Could Hinge On Summer Outbreaks | Kaiser Health News
The speed and debilitating effects of last year’s Zika outbreak in the Western Hemisphere prompted a sprint to develop a vaccine. Just a little more than a year after the pandemic was declared a global health emergency, a handful of candidates are undergoing preliminary testing in humans.
Heart Screening For Teens May Cause More Problems Than It Solves | NPR
Dozens of not-for-profit organizations have formed in the past decade to promote free or low-cost heart screenings for teens. The groups often claim such tests save lives by finding abnormalities that might pose a risk of sudden cardiac death.
Report: 81 percent of U.S. healthcare organizations are increasing security spending this year | Healthcare IT News
According to a new study, 81 percent of U.S. healthcare organizations and 76 percent of global healthcare organizations will increase information security spending in 2017.