Prematurity and Infant Mortality
Witnesses testified on the causes and consequences of preterm births and infant mortality.
453 viewsWitnesses testified on the causes and consequences of preterm births and infant mortality.
453 viewsGlenn Hackbarth testified on the findings of a report submitted by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to Congress on June 15, 2010. Testimony focused on the impact of new heal…
252 viewsAnthony Fauci and Thomas Frieden testified about the use of antibiotics and their growing ineffectiveness due to resistant disease strains. They highlighted a number of reasons why bacterial…
474 viewsWitnesses testified about new mammography recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on November 16, 2009. The new guidelines had advised against annual mammograms for…
356 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees held a joint hearing to examine the federal government’s preparedness and response to the H1N1 swine flu virus and to get an update from vaccine m…
667 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on pending legislation, focusing on the following bills related to breast cancer prevention, research, treatment, and quality of care: the Mammogram and MRI …
324 viewsLawmakers testified at a hearing on pending legislation, focusing on the following bills related to breast cancer prevention, research, treatment, and quality of care: the Mammogram and MRI …
339 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified in the second day of a series of hearings held on a draft proposal for health care reform. She focused on the rising costs of …
402 viewsHealth officials testified about the outbreak and spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus an the U.S. response to the pandemic. Among the issues they addressed were the relative few cases see to …
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