FDA, USDA, and Congress Should Address Vulnerabilities in the Infant Formula Market to Mitigate Future Shortages, Says New Report

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Congress, the Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture should address vulnerabilities in the supply and regulation of infant formula, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report analyzes the infant formula market before and during the 2022 infant formula shortage and the resulting response — and makes recommendations to minimize the impact of future infant formula shortages and improve the market’s resiliency.

Jul 25, 2024

Federal Government, Clinicians, Employers, and Others Should Adopt New Definition for Long COVID to Aid in Consistent Diagnosis, Documentation, and Treatment

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Federal government, clinicians, medical organizations, public health practitioners, employers, and others should adopt new definition for Long COVID to aid in consistent diagnosis, documentation, treatment, and support for patients.

Jun 11, 2024

Slowing the Cross-Border Spread of Infectious Disease

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Among the many parts of the U.S. public health system strained by the COVID-19 pandemic were the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine and its network of quarantine stations. A recent report explored how to improve these stations based on lessons learned during the pandemic.

Aug 22, 2022

CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine Needs Investment, Regulatory Reform, and Other Changes to Meet New Infectious Disease Challenges, Says Report

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The CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine should create an effective and innovative quarantine station model to confront new challenges in preventing the spread of infectious diseases in the U.S., and requires new investment and regulatory reforms to do so.

Jun 10, 2022

Release of Regional Report summarizing key trends across surveyed African Union Member States and highlighting paths forward

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Jan 6, 2022

Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic by Leveraging Lessons from COVID-19 Is Focus of Four New Reports from the National Academy of Medicine

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Seasonal influenza and the next influenza pandemic could emerge at any time. Four new reports examine lessons learned from COVID-19 that can improve preparedness for an influenza pandemic, including vaccine R&D, supply chain resilience, and non-vaccine public health measures.

Nov 17, 2021

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Globally Requires Maintaining Safety of Available Antibiotics and a Robust Pipeline; Animal and Environmental Health Strategies Also Needed

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Safe, effective antimicrobial medicines are essential to modern medical procedures and pandemic preparedness. A new National Academies report recommends a range of policy, regulatory, and financial actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance, spanning human, animal, and environmental health.

Oct 20, 2021

Release of Report: Responding to COVID-19 in Africa

Update

May 12, 2021

New Report Assesses Illnesses Among U.S. Government Personnel and Their Families at Overseas Embassies

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Government personnel and their families at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, in late 2016 and the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou, China, in early 2017 began suffering from a range of unusual — and in some cases suddenly occurring — symptoms such as a perceived loud noise, ear pain, intense head pressure or vibration, dizziness, visual problems, and cognitive difficulties, and many still continue to experience these or other health problems.

Dec 5, 2020

As SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolves, Genomic Data Should Be Collected Alongside Patient and Public Health Data, Says New Report

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Jul 31, 2020