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health12 days ago•2 min saved

Medical leaders urge autonomous vehicles as a public-health priority

Two doctors, Jonathan Slotkin and Eric Topol, organized an open letter from clinicians urging policymakers to clear a regulatory path for autonomous vehicles, arguing AVs are already reducing crashes and should be treated as a public-health issue. Citing a 2025 peer-reviewed study of 56.7 million driverless miles showing an 85% reduction in serious injuries compared with human drivers (data from Waymo), the letter calls for standardized federal data reporting and for state and local governments to replace unwarranted barriers with evidence-based deployment where data supports it. It also notes several states have blocked robotaxis, and the doctors stress they are not financially tied to AV companies.

via Axios|

#autonomous-vehicles #data-reporting #health

health1 month ago•2 min saved

FDA pushes sponsors to publish clinical trial results to close data gaps

The FDA found that results from about 30% of U.S. clinical trials have not been reported in the registry and has sent reminders to over 2,200 sponsors—covering roughly 3,000 trials—to encourage voluntary reporting within a year of completion (with certain safety, dose-finding, and first-in-human device studies excluded). The agency says publishing results combats bias in the public record and can affect perceptions of drug safety and effectiveness; enforcement tools can include non-compliance notices and penalties up to $10,000, though such actions have been uncommon in recent years.

via Fierce Biotech|

#clinical-trials #data-reporting #enforcement

law-enforcement2 years ago•1 min saved

NYPD officers mandated to report all street stops under new City Council bill

The New York City Council has passed the How Many Stops Act, requiring NYPD officers to report low-level encounters with citizens, including instances where officers ask for identification or consent to search. The goal is to gain a better understanding of policing practices in the city. The legislation also mandates the reporting of instances where individuals do not consent to an officer search. The NYPD will be required to post data on these stops quarterly on its website. While the police department and Mayor Eric Adams opposed the bill, citing administrative burdens, supporters argue that it will provide valuable data for informing public safety policy. Racial disparities in police stops persist, with a smaller percentage of white individuals being stopped compared to the stop-and-frisk era under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

via Gothamist|

#data-reporting #how-many-stops-act #law-enforcement

health2 years ago•2 min saved

The Elusive Number: Tracking New Yorkers' COVID Vaccination Rates

New York City has stopped reporting data on the number of residents receiving COVID-19 vaccines, leaving officials and the public in the dark about the uptake of the latest shots. The city's health department no longer receives information from pharmacies since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, hindering its ability to track new doses. While the full vaccination rate is no longer the most crucial statistic, the lack of data makes it difficult to gauge the popularity and effectiveness of the new booster shots. The New York State Department of Health still shares vaccine data, but it has not yet updated its dashboard to include the newest vaccines.

via Gothamist|

#covid-19 #data-reporting #health

health3 years ago•5 min saved

US faces tracking challenges as COVID emergency ends.

The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the US on May 11 will highlight the country's weaknesses in tracking outbreaks due to a fractured public health surveillance system. Laboratories will no longer be required to report coronavirus test results to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and hospitals and state health departments will report less comprehensive data, making it more difficult for the federal agency to protect Americans. The inconsistent and fragmented way data is reported from hospitals, doctor’s offices, and laboratories to local and state authorities and ultimately, the CDC, has hamstrung public health officials' ability to control the spread of infectious disease.

via The Washington Post|

#cdc #covid-19 #data-reporting

health3 years ago•1 min saved

COVID-19 Data Tracking Changes in Maryland and Virginia

The CDC will stop reporting its color-coded Covid-19 Community Levels as a way to track the spread of the infection, instead focusing on tracking hospitalizations and monitoring wastewater in some areas. The change in metrics is due to the expiration of the nation's public health emergency on May 11, which means health departments are no longer required to submit Covid-19 case numbers to the CDC. The new approach is similar to how the agency tracks other respiratory infections, such as the flu.

via CNN|

#cdc #community-spread #covid-19