Eight medical and public health groups, as well as several individual pediatricians, recently filed suit in federal court to require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release a final rule that mandates graphic health warnings for cigarettes, as required by federal law in 2009.

Leaders with the American Heart Association (AHA) recently published a policy statement supporting a cardiac emergency response plan for children from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Ironshore Pharmaceuticals & Development Inc. and Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) recently made an agreement for Ironshore to sponsor programs that raise awareness of the impact of ADHD during the early morning routine (EMR).

Pediatric cancer patients recently painted a spacesuit, now in outer space, as part of 'The Space Suit Art Project' in the #CuresNow Moonshot Initiative, which is raising awareness of childhood cancer.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has stated that it supports improving the cybersecurity of health devices like the Animas One Touch Ping insulin pump.

A recent study financed by The ALS Foundation shows that a gene in familial ALS causes oxidative stress to damage DNA in people who have the progressive neurodegenerative disease.

During the vice-presidential debate, Elaine Quijano, the debate moderator from CBS, asked the nominees, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN), about police officers being the last line of defense in the nation’s broken mental health system.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded more than $20 million in research finances from its Common Fund to enhance research about the peripheral nervous system.

Several health care organizations recently mailed a letter urging House appropriators to further legislative report language that would eliminate barriers that inhibit solutions for matching patients to their medical records.

The American Heart Association (AHA) CEO Roundtable recently released the latest research showing the most effective ways for employers to encourage healthy living.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently gathered an independent panel to create a 10-year plan to make progress in researching ways to prevent youth suicide within the U.S.

Easterseals and the creative minds behind 'Swim Team,' a documentary about autism, recently partnered to launch a campaign that encourages communities to be inclusive toward people with disabilities.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently hosted its Family Medicine Experience event in Orlando, Florida, where attendees heard a keynote address from Dr. Atul Gawande, author of 'Being Mortal.'

Leaders with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) recently received grant awards from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate AIDS vaccine development.

The New York City chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has decided to host the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Staten Island, where residents can join the movement to help Alzheimer’s patients.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently launched the online Diabetes Dance Dare to increase awareness about how diabetes affects people and how to encourage U.S. residents to be physically fit to reduce their risk of developing diabetes.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report about the security and protection of public health and industry information at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released an official statement about the new 'Vital Signs' report, 'Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Nonadherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries,' from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently presented at the Family Medicine Experience (FMX), claiming the ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. is as much a matter of mental health resources as it is chronic pain concerns.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently financed a study that suggests it is crucial to identify and target risk factors for cardiovascular disease throughout a person’s lifetime.