U.S. completes exit from global health organization By HPN Staff Key Points The United States has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization, citing dissatisfaction with the WHO’s handling of COVID-19 and concerns about political... Read more States tighten kratom regulations as overdose deaths draw scrutiny By HPN Staff Key Points Lawmakers are targeting 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a concentrated kratom derivative linked to higher overdose and addiction risks. In 2025, at least 34... Read more Examining the future of the U.S. organ procurement and transplantation network By Seth Karp, M.D. Key Points Dr. Seth Karp argues that structural flaws, weak oversight, and contractor dominance within the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) have led ... Read more Nearly one in four breast cancers diagnosed in women under 50, new study says By HPN staff Key Points Women ages 18–49 accounted for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer diagnoses in the study, with more than 80% of cases being invasive, underscoring that the diseas... Read more Global anti-tobacco summit calls for vape flavor bans By HPN Staff Key Points Although the United States has not ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, its policies exert significant indirect influence on U.S. state and loc... Read more FDA moves to tighten vaccine rules after internal review links COVID-19 vaccines to child deaths By HPN staff Key Points The FDA is considering significantly stricter approval standards for vaccines, including COVID-19, flu, pneumonia and vaccines for pregnant women, following an inte... Read more Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis By HPN Staff Key Points Several Democratic-led states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have loosened involuntary commitment laws in response to growing homelessness and mental ... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
States tighten kratom regulations as overdose deaths draw scrutiny By HPN Staff Key Points Lawmakers are targeting 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a concentrated kratom derivative linked to higher overdose and addiction risks. In 2025, at least 34... Read more Examining the future of the U.S. organ procurement and transplantation network By Seth Karp, M.D. Key Points Dr. Seth Karp argues that structural flaws, weak oversight, and contractor dominance within the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) have led ... Read more Nearly one in four breast cancers diagnosed in women under 50, new study says By HPN staff Key Points Women ages 18–49 accounted for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer diagnoses in the study, with more than 80% of cases being invasive, underscoring that the diseas... Read more Global anti-tobacco summit calls for vape flavor bans By HPN Staff Key Points Although the United States has not ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, its policies exert significant indirect influence on U.S. state and loc... Read more FDA moves to tighten vaccine rules after internal review links COVID-19 vaccines to child deaths By HPN staff Key Points The FDA is considering significantly stricter approval standards for vaccines, including COVID-19, flu, pneumonia and vaccines for pregnant women, following an inte... Read more Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis By HPN Staff Key Points Several Democratic-led states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have loosened involuntary commitment laws in response to growing homelessness and mental ... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
Examining the future of the U.S. organ procurement and transplantation network By Seth Karp, M.D. Key Points Dr. Seth Karp argues that structural flaws, weak oversight, and contractor dominance within the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) have led ... Read more Nearly one in four breast cancers diagnosed in women under 50, new study says By HPN staff Key Points Women ages 18–49 accounted for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer diagnoses in the study, with more than 80% of cases being invasive, underscoring that the diseas... Read more Global anti-tobacco summit calls for vape flavor bans By HPN Staff Key Points Although the United States has not ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, its policies exert significant indirect influence on U.S. state and loc... Read more FDA moves to tighten vaccine rules after internal review links COVID-19 vaccines to child deaths By HPN staff Key Points The FDA is considering significantly stricter approval standards for vaccines, including COVID-19, flu, pneumonia and vaccines for pregnant women, following an inte... Read more Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis By HPN Staff Key Points Several Democratic-led states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have loosened involuntary commitment laws in response to growing homelessness and mental ... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
Nearly one in four breast cancers diagnosed in women under 50, new study says By HPN staff Key Points Women ages 18–49 accounted for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer diagnoses in the study, with more than 80% of cases being invasive, underscoring that the diseas... Read more Global anti-tobacco summit calls for vape flavor bans By HPN Staff Key Points Although the United States has not ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, its policies exert significant indirect influence on U.S. state and loc... Read more FDA moves to tighten vaccine rules after internal review links COVID-19 vaccines to child deaths By HPN staff Key Points The FDA is considering significantly stricter approval standards for vaccines, including COVID-19, flu, pneumonia and vaccines for pregnant women, following an inte... Read more Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis By HPN Staff Key Points Several Democratic-led states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have loosened involuntary commitment laws in response to growing homelessness and mental ... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York
Global anti-tobacco summit calls for vape flavor bans By HPN Staff Key Points Although the United States has not ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, its policies exert significant indirect influence on U.S. state and loc... Read more FDA moves to tighten vaccine rules after internal review links COVID-19 vaccines to child deaths By HPN staff Key Points The FDA is considering significantly stricter approval standards for vaccines, including COVID-19, flu, pneumonia and vaccines for pregnant women, following an inte... Read more Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis By HPN Staff Key Points Several Democratic-led states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have loosened involuntary commitment laws in response to growing homelessness and mental ... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York
FDA moves to tighten vaccine rules after internal review links COVID-19 vaccines to child deaths By HPN staff Key Points The FDA is considering significantly stricter approval standards for vaccines, including COVID-19, flu, pneumonia and vaccines for pregnant women, following an inte... Read more Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis By HPN Staff Key Points Several Democratic-led states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have loosened involuntary commitment laws in response to growing homelessness and mental ... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York
Blue states forced to reconsider involuntary commitment laws amid homeless, mental health crisis By HPN Staff Key Points Several Democratic-led states, including California, New York, and Oregon, have loosened involuntary commitment laws in response to growing homelessness and mental ... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York
Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York
What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York
Flu shot still recommended despite recent vaccine skepticism By HPN Staff Key Points Health experts say September and October are the best months to get the flu shot; CDC and AMA still recommend everyone six months and older get vaccinated each year... Read more 1 2 3 Subscribe to New York
