US life expectancy lags global peers
Editor's Note Two recent reports highlight a widening gap in life expectancy between the US and other high-income nations. According to a December 6 article in Healio, the data point to modifiable risk factors and rising obesity rates as key contributors to what experts call a public health crisis. The…
Vice presidential debate highlights healthcare, abortion policy differences
Editor's Note The October 1 vice presidential debate showcased sharp divisions between the candidates on healthcare policy, focusing primarily on the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reproductive rights. A summary published October 2 in Stat details how Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) proposed changes that could allow insurers…
Volunteer surgeons publish eye-witness account of civilian carnage in Gaza
Editor's Note A July 19 story from Politico offers a raw, unfiltered view of the realities of the Israel-Hamas war through the eyes of two American surgeons. Authors Mark Pearlmutter, an orthopedic and hand surgeon who practices in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and Feroze Sidwha, a trauma and critical care…
Hospital CEOs lend expertise to White House gun violence meeting
Editor's Note A June 6 meeting on gun violence prevention at the White House attracted more than 80 top health care executives to lend expertise on mental health, gunshot wounds, and more, Becker’s Hospital Review reports. Hosted by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, established in 2023,…
Hot-button healthcare issues lead to “elevated” threat from domestic extremists
Editor's Note Divisive cultural issues such as abortion, gender-related care, and disagreements over the COVID-19 pandemic will "amplify the health care sector's visibility as a potential target for attack" by domestic extremists, according to a March 4 ABC News report on a confidential memo issued by the Department of Homeland…
ACS: Lesser-known factors linked to firearm violence
Editor's Note An analysis of more than 71,000 shooting incidents in five major US cities has identified lesser-known factors that are linked to increased firearm assaults, according to a September 13 news release from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Researchers found that fatal and nonfatal firearm assaults were clustered…
ACS: Medical, public health organizations form coalition to address firearm violence
Editor's Note The American College of Surgeons (ACS) on March 6 announced that a group of leading medical and public health professional organizations are forming the Healthcare Coalition for Firearm Injury Prevention. The group is using a comprehensive public health approach to advance firearm injury prevention through education of healthcare…
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