There was an increase in the age-standardized annual and aggregated rate of pregnancy-related mortality from 2018 to 2022 in the US.

All federal employees trained to calculate appropriate metrics for assessing poverty levels and Medicaid eligibility have been fired.

The WHO's draft agreement, to be approved in May, emphasizes international coordination to improve pandemic preparedness.

Abortion-related travel declined in 2024 while overall abortion incidence remained stable due to political, economic, and logistical reasons.

Multiple measures of patient satisfaction and quality of life improved up to 1 year following Mohs micrographic surgery for facial skin cancer.

Several factors are associated with increased mortality in patients with bullous pemphigoid, with mortality rates increasing 5 years after diagnosis.

Icotrokinra appears to be an effective treatment for adolescents with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, according to a subgroup analysis of the ICONIC-LEAD study.

Environmental surfaces and health care personnel hands may serve as "reservoirs" for infectious disease transmission between patients.

The FDA will begin promoting computer-based and lab-grown drug testing models to reduce the cost, time, and ethical burden of drug testing.

A White House internal memo listed intended HHS budget cuts in addition to ongoing layoffs, particularly for the CDC and NIH.

The FDA has approved Dupixent for the treatment of patients aged 12 years and older with CSU who remain symptomatic despite H1 antihistamine treatment.