Richard Payerchin

August 01, 2025

The AAP acknowledges challenges for families but emphasizes mandatory vaccination as crucial for safe school environments.

July 23, 2025

HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr, today formally agreed with the recent ACIP recommendation to eliminate the already largely discontinued preservative.

June 27, 2025

The new, 7-member committee was clear on its support for the mAb for infants and the essential role of vaccination against influenza but wants an alternative preservative to thimerosal.

February 28, 2025

A medical director of antimicrobial stewardship at a large metropolitan health system highlights the dangers of AMR and how she believes the pharmaceutical industry could help.

February 10, 2025

A family medicine specialist who works with cancer survivorship highlights findings of a study that illustrate how effective screening is and how treatment has changed.

January 16, 2025

The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.

January 03, 2025

Murthy's advisory outlines evidence for the cancer-alcohol relationship and calls for greater efforts to increase public awareness of the risks from beer, wine, and spirits.

November 27, 2024

The proposal would expand antiobesity drug access for more than 7 million people with Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

November 13, 2024

Little action has been taken by state medical boards against clinicians who spread unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19, vaccines, or other pandemic-related topics.

August 07, 2024

"Start Preparing for Respiratory Virus Season," an AMA-CDC joint webinar, reminds clinicians that the influence is in their hands and offers tips on how to use it.