What Medicare Advantage Changes Would a Trump or Harris Administration Make? Experts also predict next administration's potential moves on the ACA, drug price negotiations Aug 15, 2024
In-Hospital Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance Declined Over 13 Years In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say Aug 15, 2024
Journal Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policies Are All Over the Map Editors rely on the honor system; is that good enough to disclose authors' possible conflicts? Aug 15, 2024
I've Seen the Extreme Pain of IUD Insertion CDC's new guidance is a good first step, but more is needed to acknowledge women's pain Aug 15, 2024
FDA to Challenge Food Industry to Take Up New Sodium Targets Agency hopes mean intake will drop to approximately 2,750 mg/day if companies comply Aug 15, 2024
Two Doctors Charged in Connection With Matthew Perry's Death Ketamine in actor's blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery Aug 15, 2024
Doc Sentenced to 24 Years; $17M Jury Award; Ectopic Pregnancy Lawsuits A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 15, 2024
Disney Wants Lawsuit Over Doc's Allergy Death Tossed Because of Disney+ Subscription Disney claims plaintiff agreed to arbitration provision when signing up for streaming service Aug 15, 2024
Physicians in India Strike, Protest Following Rape and Killing of Trainee Doc Government hospitals in several cities across the nation have since suspended medical services Aug 15, 2024
Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 15, 2024
Racial, Ethnic Differences in Fracture Risk for Postmenopausal Women Revealed Fracture prevention strategies should be emphasized in other groups beyond white women Aug 15, 2024
Novel Agent for Chronic GVHD Wins FDA Approval Axatilimab achieved a 75% response rate in patients with previously treated chronic GVHD Aug 14, 2024
Clinicians Need More Education on Climate-Related Health Issues, Expert Says Students are clamoring for this content, Katie Huffling tells White House conference attendees Aug 14, 2024
FDA OKs New Option for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Seladelpar improved biochemical response, ALP normalization versus placebo in phase III trial Aug 14, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency Cases of the new form of virus confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries Aug 14, 2024
Implicit Bias Trainings Are Increasingly Common. But Do They Work? New research identifies several areas for improvement and redesign Aug 14, 2024
Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype? This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities Aug 14, 2024
Anti-Abortion Ob/Gyn's New Role; Questioning FDA 'Recalls'; Padding Profits With PAD This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 14, 2024
CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19 Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns Aug 14, 2024
Older Adults Most Concerned About Healthcare Costs Ahead of Election Of healthcare-related concerns, costs of long-term care rose to the top Aug 14, 2024
Are People Spreading Mpox to Their Pets? CDC researchers studied 34 exposed companion animals Aug 14, 2024
Steward Health Care Reaches Deal to Sell Its Nationwide Physicians Network Deal comes as Steward plans to sell six hospitals Aug 14, 2024
Why Spicy Foods Appeal; Congressman Has Mild Stroke; Indian Doctors on Strike Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 14, 2024
Prior Authorizations on the Rise in Medicare Advantage, Report Finds Increase corresponds to a climb in Medicare Advantage enrollment Aug 13, 2024
Where Harris and Trump Stand on Top Issues in Healthcare From abortion to drug prices to gun control, here's how the presidential candidates stack up Aug 13, 2024
CDC: Vaccine Coverage Still Lags for Some Children "We need to do more," says agency's chief medical officer Aug 13, 2024
Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crash "They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances" Aug 13, 2024
Does the Private Sector Help, or Hinder, Life Expectancy? Analyzing the impact of the "commercial determinants of health" Aug 13, 2024
IL-31 Drug for Itchy Nodular Skin Disease Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Nemolizumab significantly improved itch, nodules, and sleep disturbance at 16 weeks Aug 13, 2024
Death Is Inevitable. It's Time We Learned to Talk About It. By fostering honest and compassionate discussions, we can provide patients with more dignity Aug 13, 2024
Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised? Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 13, 2024
ABIM Revokes Two Doctors' Certifications Over COVID Comments Paul Marik, MD, and Pierre Kory, MD, no longer hold internal medicine certifications Aug 12, 2024
Combination OUD Treatment Safe During Pregnancy Buprenorphine and naloxone associated with similar or better outcomes versus buprenorphine alone Aug 12, 2024
Common Lab Tests Not Useful in Diagnosing Long COVID, Study Shows Lab tests can rule out other conditions, but are not biomarkers for long COVID Aug 12, 2024
First Walgreens Pharmacists File to Join New National Union Pharmacists, technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington are organizing Aug 12, 2024
Paris Redux: From Health Leader Interviews to COVID at the Olympics A break from the usual data Aug 12, 2024
FDA OKs Once-Daily Injection for Hypoparathyroidism Palopegteriparatide will be the only drug targeting underlying cause of rare endocrine disorder Aug 12, 2024
Over 100 Pregnant Women, Some Bleeding or in Labor, Turned Away From EDs Since 2022 "Increasingly less safe to be pregnant and seeking emergency care," says former HHS official Aug 12, 2024