Public Health Policy

20+ min ago   (974+ words) Why Should Delaware Care? Sanfilippo Syndrome is a genetic condition that impacts 1 in every 70,000 children. Last month, federal regulators approved a gene therapy treatment to prevent complications for those children born. One Delaware family’s 5-year-old son had access to the…...

17+ min ago   (358+ words) My name is Ann Mann, and I’ve been the falls lead for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for the past four years. I’ve seen how having a trip or fall, or being concerned that you might, can lead to people losing…...

35+ min ago   (537+ words) By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Depressed people aren’t treating “magic” mushrooms as a cure-all for their condition, a new study says. Experts had been concerned that patients who treat their depression with psilocybin wouldn’t bother continuing to…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1022+ words) I’ve been pregnant three times, and each time, I’ve wrestled with Death. By the time I arrived at the hospital the next day, I was three centimeters dilated, with my daughter well on the way to making her grand arrival....

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (89+ words) Help keep our communities safe and healthy during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 24th! 💊Turn in unneeded medication for safe disposal and do your part to lower overdose deaths and prevent drug misuse before it starts.To…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (490+ words) By Amina Niasse and Sahil Pandey The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, rates Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans on a scale of one to five stars, with five stars…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (28+ words) The Philippine Mental Health Association, Inc. (PMHA) on Friday said a blanket social media ban for children under… Mental health group opposes blanket social media ban for minors...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (459+ words) The initiative is the latest step by Kennedy, who spent years questioning vaccine safety and founded an anti-vaccine group before taking office, to reshape federal immunization policy. The American Academy of Pediatrics says childhood vaccines are studied in placebo-controlled and…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (233+ words) As more and more people turn to AI chatbots for quick, 24/7 medical advice, a new perspective paper co-authored by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York explores the risks this practice carries that are largely invisible to users…...

17+ hour, 1+ min ago   (543+ words) Never did we imagine that we would face pregnancy complications that threatened the life of the mother of our family. Two months after moving with our two young children to Maryland, Tasha found herself a patient on the hospital floor…...