Eye on Washington
Older anti-flu meds are sidelined. New drug approvals fall off. Is "D" for "disaster" in the Medicare drug plan? Amid all, Justice Alito takes a seat.
It's frosty February: The Bush administration sends down its proposed budget for fiscal 2007 and puts the generalities of the president's State of the Union message in concrete. Congress starts to make hard choices-between programs attractive to members' constituents and federal revenues constrained by promised tax cuts and a ballooning federal deficit. And now that Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., has been confirmed as the newest justice of the Supreme Court, the Senate Judiciary Committee will turn its attention to the vexing question of whether domestic wiretapping by the National Security Agency is compatible with the Constitution.
Pediatric patients with uveitis at elevated risk of cataracts, study finds
July 24th 2024Risk for cataract development was assessed at specific follow-up durations of 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, and 20 years following the index date, with an increased risk of cataracts development among patients aged younger than 18 years present at each time point.
Comparison of teen- and parent-reported estimates of social and emotional support, 2021 to 2022
July 23rd 2024The investigative team noted that teenagers with emotional and social support are better off to handle stressors such as biological and social transition, and are less likely to experience a variety of adverse physical and mental health outcomes.
