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Overlooked Stories of 2024

Deeper stories often get lost in a fast-paced news environment

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AI in Healthcare: Accountability a Key Focus in 2025

Regulation isn't expected, leaving industry and health systems to work it out

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Modest Decline in Patient Portal Messages After Billing Initiative Launched

Policy had no impact on ED visits or hospitalizations

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Experts Lament 'Anemic' Response to H5N1, Worried About What 2025 Will Bring

A big question will be whether the virus becomes endemic in dairy cattle

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What Harvey Weinstein's Lawsuit Reminds Us About Healthcare Behind Bars

The harm done to sick people in local jails serves no one well

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The CDC Hasn't Asked States to Track Deaths Linked to Abortion Bans

Experts say it's a missed opportunity to study the laws' impacts

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CMS Moved to Expand Obesity Drug Coverage. Private Insurers Need to Step Up.

GLP-1 drugs remain out of reach for too many Americans

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Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

What does the future hold in the wake of recent foodborne fiascos?

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Medicare Will Cover Blood Tests to Monitor for Transplant Rejection, for Now

Test advocates awaiting more details from CMS on its coverage policy

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To Britain on Legalizing Assisted Dying: Proceed With Caution

Canada offers a cautionary tale

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Peace on Earth: Envisioning a Role for AI

The U.N. offers a wealth of ideas on global governance of artificial intelligence

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Vaccine Injury Claims Spiked During COVID

Only 3% of decided claims under countermeasures program were eligible for compensation

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Bill Clinton Hospitalized; Lower Cost Ozempic? WHO Withdrawal Planned

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Doc Indicted in Old Rape Case; Telehealth Death Suit; $66M Plastic Surgery Award

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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The Physician's Role in Curing the Social Media Epidemic

Discussions with young patients and their parents can make a big difference

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Congress Ditched Fix to Medicare Doc Pay Cut in Skinny Budget Bill

One warns of "dangerous game" in continuing Medicare pay cuts

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From Book Burnings to Data Deletions: Safeguarding Health Info in the Digital Age

The Trump administration's removal of environmental info doesn't bode well for his second term

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Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths?

The states that passed them are doing little to find out

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Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion

Doctors need to "stand up" for their patients' health, they say

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Employers Press Congress to Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump's Return

The legislative step could help protect against future legal challenges

The Lifesaving Legacy of Vaccines

Perri Klass, MD, on vaccine milestones, evolving risks, and how public health protects kids

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A Letter to Healthcare Leaders on 'Transforming' the System

Linear solutions won't work

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Ex-Wife of Ambushed Doc Arrested; Gender-Affirming Care Suit; COVID Testing Scheme

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Health Spending Up 7.5% in 2023, CMS Says

Spending reached $4.9 trillion, with spending on physician and clinical services up 7.4%

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SCOTUS to Weigh State Moves to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood

South Carolina governor says that any public money "results in the subsidy of abortion"

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What Americans Think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and His Health Stances

Is there support for his views?

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Rage Has Long Shadowed American Healthcare. It's Rarely Produced Big Change.

In some cases, public anger has yielded more headaches for patients

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Malpractice Killed Mom; Opioid Giant Avoided Payout; Landmark Trial Questioned

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Congress Agrees on Tentative Budget Deal; Mostly Reverses Docs' Medicare Pay Cut

Agreement would reduce a 2.8% cut to 0.3%, but doesn't include prior authorization reform

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U.S. Has Made Little Progress With Health Equity, Expert Says

"We're really not there"

The Forgotten Toll of Polio

Science and public health turned survival into the norm, says Perri Klass, MD

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UnitedHealth Strategically Limits Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism

Leaked documents show that the insurer is aggressive in its targeting

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Trump Says He'll Preserve Access to Polio Vaccine, Equivocated on Other Shots

President-elect also pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals

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Turns Out That Biosimilars Do Impact Biologic Drug Costs

Leading adalimumab brand still dominates market, but net spending plummeted

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Experts Weigh Benefits of Drug Price Negotiation and Other Price-Curbing Strategies

Patent thickets another key target

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MedPAC Members Supportive of Upping Medicare Pay Rates Close to the Inflation Rate

Proposed recommendation would give extra pay bump to providers serving low-income beneficiaries

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Doc Confesses to Killing Wife, Police Say; Nurse Reprimanded for Cursing at Toddler

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Providers, You Are the Missing Piece: Your Patients With OUD Need You

Resources and treatment are essential to addressing the overdose crisis

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More CEOs Targeted in Wanted Posters; Ultraprocessed Food Lawsuit; OD Deaths Fall

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Britain Indefinitely Bans Puberty Blockers for Children With Gender Dysphoria

Independent experts found unacceptable safety risk

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