HHS wants to accelerate smoking cessation and reduce smoking- and cessation-related disparities. The agency unveiled a new framework with six goals to help drive progress toward cessation and specifically focused on combusted tobacco products, like cigarettes, among people of all ages.

A March 7 report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlights the continued need to educate parents and other caregivers about the importance of keeping all medications and supplements—including melatonin gummies—out of children’s reach.

New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that opioid analgesics elevate the likelihood of falls in all adult patients, but the greatest risk is among individuals aged 85 years and older.