Leaders with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently started off Blood Cancer Awareness Month, after investing over $1 billion in research from donations given to last year’s fundraising campaigns.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently released a recommendation that health professionals use education and empathy, instead of shame, to encourage their patients to overcome obesity.

A recent study suggests that a commonly used diabetes drug could inhibit the weight gain that children and teens with autism typically experience when they take two medicines that are designed to decrease their agitation.

Leaders with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recently partnered with The Jed Foundation to publish a new guide, 'Starting the Conversation: College and Your Mental Health,' to encourage discussions about mental health.

The American Heart Association 'Rapid Access Journal Report' recently stated that internet programs as well as mobile devices are helping people make positive lifestyle changes for their health.

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released a comment encouraging U.S. pharmacies to reconsider their approaches for selling tobacco, especially after the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Officials with the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) recently published the organization's Top 10 Patient Safety Must Reads for August.

Resuscitation leaders, international health organizations and emergency medical systems have created the Global Resuscitation Alliance, designed to raise cardiac arrest survival rates by 50 percent.

Leaders with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Erelzi, a biosimilar to Enbrel, as a treatment for multiple inflammatory diseases within the U.S.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plans to present updates about emerging studies from the company’s comprehensive respiratory portfolio of investigational programs, approved medicines and scientific collaborations.

Eisai Co. Ltd. recently made a public statement concerning its anticancer agent, Treakisym for Injection 100 mg, which has gained approval for an additional indication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Japan.

Mayors from throughout the U.S. recently collaborated with the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention to encourage citizens to make lifestyle changes to fight against the number-one killer in the U.S. — heart disease.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) recently announced that Tennessee has received $1 million from two federal grants to help the state stop opioid abuse.

The American Heart Association 'Rapid Access Journal Report' recently stated that heart attack survivors who are under 50 years old may face the risk of premature death because of heart disease.

Leaders with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) recently expanded the current Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis – Prospective Outcomes (IPF-PRO) Registry.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is calling for revisions to be made to the 2017 Medicare physicians fee schedule that the CMS proposed and published in the Federal Register on July 15.

Leaders with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a revised guidance recommendation, encouraging universal testing for Zika virus in all whole blood as well as blood components within the U.S. and its territories.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has criticized President Obama’s administration, alleging it failed to deliver support personnel, prevention kits and a detailed plan on how his state can work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deal with the Zika virus.

New study reviews from trial results based in the U.S. show that there are complementary health approaches that are effective for treating common pain conditions.

The American Heart Association recently released a statement about the annual State of Obesity report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health.