CDC’s New Education Campaigns Aim to Prevent Drug Overdoses

AUDIO: Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH, acting director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, November 10, 2021) – Drug overdoses have claimed nearly 900,000 lives in the United States over the past 20 years, and recent studies show that drug overdose deaths have accelerated during the COVID-19...

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Federal Employment Lawyer/Expert Commentator Discusses the Legality and Importance of COVID-19 Mandates

AUDIO: John P. Mahoney, Esq., AV-Preeminent Rated and Award-Winning Federal Employment Law Attorney and Expert Commentator & Founding & Managing Partner, The Law Firm of John P. Mahoney, Esq., in Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 4, 2021) – Most private sector employees are “at will,” meaning their employment can be terminated at any time, for any reason, no reason, even a factually mistaken reason, as long...

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Report on Masks in Schools Shows Cloth Masks Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

AUDIO: Dr. Marcus Schabacker, President and CEO, ECRI
(Plymouth Meeting, PA, Wednesday, October 20, 2021) – A new report from ECRI shows there is sufficient favorable evidence that cloth masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in school settings when combined with other...

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HHS’ Combat COVID Explores Possible Treatment Options for Those Diagnosed With COVID-19

VIDEO: Dr. Rowena Dolor, Principal Investigator, ACTIV-6 Clinical Trial, Duke University, interview with KTTV-TV in Los Angeles

(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 6, 2021) – What can you do if you or a loved one gets diagnosed with COVID-19 today? While monoclonal antibodies can help prevent mild to moderate symptoms from getting worse…

Newly Approved Pneumonia Vaccines Desperately Needed in Communities of Color

AUDIO: Karyne Jones, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, President & CEO, and Dr. Yanira Cruz, NHCOA, President & CEO
(Tuesday, October 5, 2021) – Once a vaccine is approved and licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the CDC develops recommendations on how to use vaccines to control disease in the United States...

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September is Leukodystrophy Awareness Month

VIDEO: Maria Kefalas, Patient Advocate, Professor, Philanthropist, and Author of Harnessing Grief: A Mother’s Quest for Meaning and Miracles, and Laura Adang, MD, PhD, Pediatric Neurologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

(London, UK, Monday, September 20, 2021) – This month, as advocates focus on bringing attention to all leukodystrophies, they are also working to raise awareness of one leukodystrophy in particular – Metachromatic Leukodystrophy or MLD….

Importance of Flu Shots for Older Adults As Flu Season Approaches

AUDIO: Lindsay Clarke, Vice President of Health Education and Advocacy, Alliance for Aging Research
(Washington, DC, Thursday, September 16, 2021) – Vaccines have clearly been on everyone’s mind throughout the pandemic, but even more so now that the Delta variant is here and people are considering COVID-19 boosters. Additionally,...

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September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month & Experts Urge Men To Get Tested

AUDIO: Dr. John Lynch, Board of Directors, American Urological Association, and a Prostate Cancer Survivor
(Baltimore, MD, Wednesday, September 15, 2021) – Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have shown many men are missing...

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