
AAP Says Obese Children Should Be Treated “Aggressively” With Drugs and Surgery

New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) state that obese children should be evaluated and treated “early and…
Gallup Poll: More Americans Dissatisfied With Quality of Health Care

A recently released Gallup poll revealed that, for the first time in 20 years, less than half of all Americans…
Study Finds 25 Percent of Hospitalizations Result in Health Care Related Injuries

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that hospital related adverse events were identified in…
Big Pharma’s Influence in Shaping the U.S. Medical Model

The United States is the most medicated country in the world, with 70 percent of Americans using at least one…
U.S. Keeps COVID Vaccine Mandate for Non-Citizens Entering Country by Air

On Jan. 4, 2023, the U.S. Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) extended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for non-citizens and non-immigrants…
U.S. Facing Severe Shortage of Infectious Disease Physicians

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a focus on the shortage of doctors opting to specialize in…