Scott Gummerson

Sep 29, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Mary Kekatos |Jake Goodman |Liz Neporent |Scott Gummerson

While the United States has made considerable progress fighting the HIV/AIDS crisis since its peak in the 1980s, headway has not been equal among racial/ethnic groups. Overall, HIV rates have declined in the U.S. and the number of new infections over the last five years has dropped among Black Americans and white Americans. However, Hispanic and Latino Americans have not seen the same gains.

Sep 27, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Jake Goodman |Liz Neporent |Scott Gummerson |

(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first new drug to treat people with schizophrenia in more than 30 years. Cobenfy, manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb, combines two drugs, xanomeline and trospium chloride, and is taken as a twice-daily pill. In clinical trials, this combination helped manage symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, which are common in schizophrenia.

Sep 26, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Scott Gummerson |

Rates of SUID per 100,000 live births rose by 10% from 2019 to 2021. ByDr. Scott Gummerson and Dr. Jade CobernSeptember 26, 2024, 11:25 AMA rise in rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths may have been linked to an off-season surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 2021, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA Open Network.

Sep 12, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Scott Gummerson |Davi Merchan |Mary Kekatos

(NEW YORK) -- Elevated levels of lead have been found in 12 of 36 ground cinnamon products and spice blends, according to a Consumer Reports article published Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not set lead-level thresholds for spices, but three of the products exceeded a proposed cutoff set by the American Spice Trade Association, and 12 exceeded a more stringent cutoff level set by New York State.

Sep 12, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Davi Merchan |Scott Gummerson |Mary Kekatos

(NEW YORK) -- A new report by March of Dimes found that over 5.5 million women live in U.S. counties experiencing limited to no access to maternity care resources that include hospitals or birthing centers, obstetric care or obstetricians.