Biden Administration Proposes Rule for Workplaces to Address Excessive Heat But industry opposition may make a blanket mandate difficult to implement Jul 02, 2024
As Conspiracy Theories Abound, Can We Restore Trust in Public Health? Yes, if we engage the public more directly Jul 02, 2024
Medicare's Financial Incentives Still Falling Flat for Home Dialysis Uptake Kidney transplants did not increase either Jul 02, 2024
Supreme Court Decision May Have Sweeping Effects on Healthcare, Experts Say Chevron ruling curbs federal power, could upend drug approvals, Medicare drug price negotiation Jul 02, 2024
Fecal Bacteria at U.S. Beaches; America's Hoarding Problem; Nasal COVID Vax Trial Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Jul 02, 2024
House Panel OKs Bills on Obesity Drug and Breakthrough Device Coverage in Medicare Meanwhile, CMS proposed rule on the device coverage, issued a year ago, awaits a final version Jul 01, 2024
Trump's False Comment; H5N1 Pandemic Unfolding in Slo-Mo? Researcher's Fraud Charge Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Jul 01, 2024
Did Cold Medications Affect Biden's Debate Performance? How the American people assess the debate hinges on the answer Jun 29, 2024
Docs Unmoved by Supreme Court's Emergency Abortion Decision Case involving EMTALA, Idaho law changes little, they say Jun 28, 2024
DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown 76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged Jun 28, 2024
Sen. Durbin's Surgery; Dangerous Bacteria on Apple Watches? Princess Anne Discharged Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Jun 28, 2024
Biden, Trump Spar Over Abortion, COVID in Debate and Face Questions on Their Age Opioid crisis also briefly discussed Jun 28, 2024
FDA OKs First Point-of-Care Test for Detecting Hep C in At-Risk Adults Results as quick as 1 hour, enabling a test-and-treat approach Jun 27, 2024
CMS Needs to Do a Better Job With Value-Based Care, Experts Tell House Panel The program has "gotten off track and needs a thorough reevaluation and reformulation," doc says Jun 27, 2024
FDA Warns Eye Bank for Taking Donors Who Had Sepsis All five donors should have been ineligible, FDA said Jun 27, 2024
Even in the Wake of the Rahimi Case, Domestic Violence Still Threatens Our Patients We need to dispel myths about abuse and better educate physicians on this danger Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions to Continue in Idaho, for Now Case will go back down to the lower courts for further adjudication Jun 27, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments Jun 27, 2024
FDA Approves Novel Nebulized Therapy for COPD First-in-class dual phosphodiesterase inhibitor lands broad indication for COPD maintenance Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Sides With Biden; Princess Anne Update; Physician Consults by Hologram Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Jun 27, 2024
Oral and Emergency Contraceptive Use Fell in States With Abortion Bans Researchers call for better access to emergency contraceptives in abortion-restrictive states Jun 26, 2024
SCOTUS Appears Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho for Now, Report Says Documents briefly posted online suggest a delay in resolving the case for good Jun 26, 2024
Oncology Drug Shortages Persist, but Continue to Evolve Supply-chain issues, unrealistically low prices for generics, hoarding, other factors to blame Jun 26, 2024
Rising Share of New HIV Cases in Young Latinos Leads to Call for Targeted Funding CDC data show much lower rates of PrEP coverage among Latinos than among white Americans Jun 26, 2024
CDC Assists in Study Testing for Asymptomatic Bird Flu in Humans Agency will explore spread, assess countermeasures, estimate risk of pandemic potential Jun 25, 2024
What Should Be Done About Long-Term Care? Experts disagree on whether the private insurance market can provide the answers Jun 25, 2024
Docs in Abortion Ban States Find Workarounds to Deliver Care A ľֱ survey reveals surprising trends in reproductive care 2 years post-Roe Jun 24, 2024
Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans on Gender Care for Minors: Here's What to Know Half of U.S. states have enacted laws banning certain healthcare services for transgender kids Jun 24, 2024
Subcutaneous C5 Inhibitor Approved for PNH Longer-acting crovalimab designed for more sustained effect and less treatment burden Jun 24, 2024
Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024
New Treatment Approved for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Efgartigimod injection reduced CIDP relapse risk Jun 23, 2024
Who Is 'Engaged in the Business' of Selling Firearms? A changing landscape for background checks could help limit gun violence Jun 23, 2024
Health Groups Have High Hopes for the Latest Prior Authorization Bill "We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year," said one expert Jun 21, 2024
Adagrasib Wins Accelerated Approval for KRAS-Mutant Colorectal Cancer KRAS inhibitor plus cetuximab achieved 34% response rate, 85% disease control in early trial Jun 21, 2024
FDA Authorizes First Menthol E-Cigarettes Meanwhile, HHS still has not issued a final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco cigarettes Jun 21, 2024
FDA Warns Yet Another Birth Tissue Company Agency says Neobiosis amniotic fluid, umbilical cord products should be regulated as drugs Jun 21, 2024
Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gets Expanded Approval Primary endpoint wasn't met, but other outcomes provided "substantial evidence of effectiveness" Jun 21, 2024
FDA Plans to Ease Requirements for Biosimilars' Interchangeable Status New rules would mean switching studies will generally not be needed Jun 20, 2024
