The pharmaceutical industry and its allies — which once included most elected Republicans — have met President-elect Trump's nomination of one of America's leading vaccine skeptics to lead the country's premier health agency with surprisingly muted response.
Why it matters: Trump's domination of the Republican party and the pharmaceutical industry's public acquiescence have made a Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not only possible, but likely.
Caregivers in the United States often face emotional and financial stress, but many don't have access to critical support or resources.
Axios publisher Nicholas Johnston recently sat down with Debra Barrett, VP of corporate affairs at Otsuka, to discuss how the company is helping create solutions.
Food manufacturers will have to show their products meet a threshold for nutrients and have limited amounts of sodium, saturated fat and other harmful ingredients in order to be labeled "healthy," the FDA said today.
Why it matters: It's the first major change to the definition in three decades and could help consumers make healthier choices as rates of obesity and diet-related chronic disease soar, advocates say.
Heroin use among people who also use fentanyl appears to have seen a "dramatic" rise in the span of just a few months, particularly in the western U.S., according to new data from specialty lab Millennium Health provided first to Axios.
Why it matters: The data suggests a rapid reversal in drug use trends and reflects a shift amid reports that fentanyl is currently in short supply in the U.S., said Eric Dawson, Millenium's vice president of clinical affairs.
U.S spending on hospital care grew at its fastest clip in more than three decades last year, according to a new federal analysis of health expenditures.
The big picture: Higher demand for medical procedures, including more Medicare patients receiving outpatient care, helped drive a 10.4% year-over-year spending surge on hospitals while prices for services remained relatively stable.
Why it matters: The findings help inform Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture in developing guidance on alcohol consumption in the next Dietary Guidelines for Americans, expected in late 2025.
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