Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

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Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Since some digital health tools will inevitably be subject to regulation while many will not, the agency has previously issued a high-level plan for streamlining its processes.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. But questions remain about what steps local and state regulators took to prevent a fire at a facility with a track record of environmental violations, including similar accidents in 2020. Rockdale County says it will file a federal lawsuit.

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Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy group. New types of Roundup weed killing products marketed to U.S. The report was disputed by Bayer, which called the analysis “deeply flawed.”

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The Hill

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Lawmakers and physicians are growing anxious for COVID-era telemedicine flexibility measures to be extended for a third time, as federal regulators signal a potential tightening of the rules ahead of a deadline at the end of the year. Last year, the two agencies extended these flexibility measures through the end of 2024.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

District Court in the Northern District of Florida upheld a state law banning the sale and distribution of lab-grown or "cultivated" meat. 1 This law, enacted by the Florida Legislature, specifically prohibits companies from selling any meat or food product developed from cultured animal cells, like those grown in bioreactors.

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Institute of Public Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Shifting the focus of public policy’. And all of these, in turn, contribute to better health, creating a virtuous cycle.

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Public Health Law Center

AUGUST 10, 2018

Heated Cigarette Regulations - 50 State Review This is a snapshot of heated cigarettes (otherwise known as "heat-not-burn") regulation in the U.S., prepared by the Public Health Law Center. Please click on a state to see the regulations in place as of August 24, 2018. and the U.S. Map not working?

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In terms of what data is collected, it typically includes personal information such as patient name and address, their NHS number, information about their health conditions and records of contact between patient and healthcare professionals. The NHS follows the laws related to data privacy. How is the data protected?

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The Network for Public Health Law

MARCH 7, 2024

The Network for Public Health Law is thrilled to announce the appointment of Quang (“Q”) Dang as Managing Director, Legal Programs and Strategy. “Our vision is of a world where laws, policies, funding, and infrastructure promote public health through evidence, equity, and community engagement.,”

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Public Health Law Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

E-Cigarette Regulations - 50 State Review This snapshot of U.S. e-cigarette regulations is based on a survey of current state statutes in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., Note: this is a summary of state laws; cities, counties, and Tribes may have adopted other e-cigarette measures. and five U.S.

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The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Network for Public Health Law (the Network) has released a guide on “Law and Policy Considerations for Workforce Protections from Extreme Heat,” detailing federal, state, and local legal and policy protections for both indoor and outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat on the job. with 2023 setting the record for U.S.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

The first RFI to issue was the one seeking input on the regulations implementing the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute (See: Stark and AKS RFI and public comments ). A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

The first RFI to issue was the one seeking input on the regulations implementing the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute (See: Stark and AKS RFI and public comments ). A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Nearly 70 petrochemical companies across the nation, including 30 in Texas, are sending millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year due to weak or nonexistent regulations, according to a report published by the watchdog group Environmental Integrity Project.

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 10, 2019

Hospitals, medical research centers , health centers, clinics, industry, administrations, drug agencies, laboratories, health websites all generate large amounts of data, which will be key to the transformation of the health system. Digitization will improve the accuracy of predictions and efficiency of the healthcare system.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 21, 2024

by Lucas Thomae and Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press State oversight of nursing homes received a scathing performance audit, released on Wednesday. The DHHS Division of Health Service Regulations role is to routinely inspect those nursing homes and investigate complaints involving them. 1, 2019, through Dec.

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The Health Care Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

Required staffing ratios and other regulations make child care exceedingly expensive for parents. the frightening reality is that come 2022, hospitals will reach a novel level of short-staffed, and it will have horrendous repercussions on our health system and the patients reliant on it.” Well, we’re in 2022, and Ms. Sefton was right.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

These devices are required by law in many public spaces, including schools, athletic facilities, casinos and public golf courses, depending on state regulations across the U.S. For the general public, the AHA recommends hands-only CPR, also known as compression-only CPR, which focuses on chest compressions alone.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

For example, in the health care sector, patient privacy laws require keeping information encrypted. million penalty for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known as HIPAA. Organizations receive significant fines for noncompliance.

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

Ecosystem health, and by extension human health, have been treated as externalities for too long. The true costs of degrading public waters are often borne by individuals and communities who did not decide to pollute them and who do not benefit from their degradation.

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Tulane Public Health Blog

APRIL 14, 2024

Chemical hazards in the workplace can yield adverse environmental and health effects. To learn more, check out the infographic created by Tulane University’s Master of Science in Public Health in Industrial Hygiene. Chemicals in paint and fumes may contribute to air pollution and pose health risks.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Millions of informal waste pickers, like those at Kenya’s Dandora dumpsite, play a key role in reducing plastic waste, but poor policies and health risks threaten their livelihoods. Waste pickers globally push for recognition in international plastic treaty talks to secure better working conditions and health protections.

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Public Health Law Center

MAY 10, 2022

Tobacco Retail Licensing Calculator The Public Health Law Center developed this TRL license fee calculator tool to help jurisdictions figure out how much they need to charge retailers to cover the costs of running a good TRL program. We welcome your input as we continue to improve this tool!

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The Health Care Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

Kelly suggests trying to picture the “history” of an imagined future, the steps required to get to X in year YYYY, so that we can understand “What kinds of technology and laws and social expectations needed to be in place year by year in order to arrive at that state.” How do we regulated it? What would we do if X was true?

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Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In 2008, the city health department opened up 1,000 permits for street vendors to sell fresh fruits and vegetables in New York City’s food deserts. But Shapiro, who helps vendors navigate permits, said it is in part due to the difficult economics of running a perishable food business within the health department’s restrictive regulations.

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Public Health Law Center

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Under Kansas law, local governments have the authority to implement a variety of policy levers to increase opportunities for bicycling and walking and to improve health within their communities. This resource describes different types of policies that local governments can use to increase bicycling and walking within their communities.

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Sheffield DPH

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Currently that isn’t in the interests of public health IMO in many areas. If we had settled for pragmatism in say smoking we may still have voluntary self reg on smoking in public places. This needs to be explained to the public and debated in public. Who is doing the critical policy analysis of this.

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Public Health Law Center

JUNE 30, 2020

California Comprehensive Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance This Comprehensive Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance was prepared to assist California cities and counties interested in establishing or strengthening a local tobacco retailer licensing (“TRL”) program and further regulating the tobacco retail environment.

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 27, 2021

Industry-wide regulations in web scraping and other forms of automated data collection are practically non-existent and we probably shouldn’t expect any in the near future. However, there are a sufficient number of other pointers that can help us stay on the right side of the law and ethics. Non-)Public data.

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 23, 2024

The focus on public health has increasingly shifted to state legislatures, where ideological—rather than medical or scientific—considerations are shaping policies.” and raised awareness of actions taken at all levels of government to enhance protections of abortion-related health records and data.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I live in Los Angeles with famously poor public transportation. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by. So, I have prepared food delivered.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Here are tips for educating the public about the challenges of people with disabilities navigating the health care system. Know antidiscrimination laws. Three main laws protect the civil rights of people with disabilities in health care. Cover the impact of new regulations. Track enforcement.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

KFF Health News and KCUR are following the stories of people injured during the Feb. Cabrera’s search to make meaning out of what happened has led her to work with a frustrated local lawmaker seeking new gun laws — something akin to impossible given Missouri state law, which prohibits nearly any local restrictions on firearms.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Adequate coverage of groundwater contamination is crucial as it’s both a regional environmental issue and a largely invisible public health crisis that could have profound long-term impacts. Why this story matters now The PFAS contamination crisis is emblematic of the broader struggle to balance economic activity with public health.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Disclosure: This consumer study is released in partnership with Environmental Health News. Donations were provided by Environmental Health News and Mamavation community members. You can also give a tax-deductible donation to our consumer studies here through Environmental Health Sciences.

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