CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation to preferentially recommend the use of specific influenza vaccines for adults aged 65 years and older, including higher-dose and adjuvanted influenza vaccines.

On Monday, FDA issued a proposed rule aimed at expanding the range of marketed nonprescription drugs available to consumers. The Nonprescription Drug Product with an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use rule seeks to empower consumers to self-treat certain common conditions and improve public health.

The U.S. House of Representative has passed a broad bipartisan mental health and substance use disorder package known as the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666).

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has been gathering evidence since 2014 to inform a guideline update regarding the use of vitamin supplementation to curb the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer among nonpregnant American adults.

A new CDC study found that in recent months, consumers living in the most economically and socially disadvantaged communities were only one-half as likely as those in affluent areas to receive a prescription for oral antiviral medications against COVID-19.