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How to Help Patients Navigate a Newly Complex Vaccine Season

The primary message should focus on the importance of the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines

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Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancer

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots

Three 木瓜直播 reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

McConnell Speculation; Army Doc Charged; Ice Cream Recall Over Listeria Concerns

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Biden Administration Announces $450M for Drug Overdose Treatment, Prevention

Money includes grants for increasing access to naloxone

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Antiquated U.S. Laws Governing Methadone Access Must Change

One-size-fits-all treatment approaches sometimes fail

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McConnell Freezes Again; Lead & Cadmium in Weed Users; OTC Narcan Coming Soon

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control

Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart

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U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations

Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list

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CMS Facing Challenges Attracting Practices to Value-Based Payment Models

Specialty practices say the current models often don't work for them

FDA Drug Approvals: Let Us See All the Evidence

Clinicians and consumers are deprived of the full picture needed for informed decision-making

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It's Time to Reform the Mysterious PBM System

Vertical integration and a lack of transparency are at the heart of the problem

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CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers

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How Do People Know What Health Information to Believe?

Funding health communication research can empower the public to make informed decisions

FDA ADCOMM Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system over a computer rendering of the device.

Medtronic's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Splits FDA Panel

Once resurrected, is radiofrequency renal denervation heading back to limbo?

FDA ADCOMM Paradise ultrasound renal denervation system over a computer rendering of the Paradise ultrasound system

FDA Panel Backs ReCor's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension

Device-based treatment passes hurdle despite concerns about effectiveness

A photo of a pregnant woman laying on an examination table as a male doctor holds a stethoscope to her belly.

CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care

Report finds even higher levels among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women

FDA APPROVED RSV prefusion F protein vaccine (Abrysvo) over a photo of a male nurse preparing to vaccinate a pregnant woman.

RSV Vaccine Approved for Use in Pregnancy to Protect Infants

Prescribing info has warning about the potential risk for premature birth

FDA APPROVED valbenazine (Ingrezza) over a computer rendering of healthy brain and a brain in Huntington鈥檚 disease

Huntington's Disease Chorea Gets New Treatment

Thumbs up for the VMAT2 inhibitor valbenazine, FDA says

FDA ADCOMM Renal denervation for hypertension over a photo of a blood pressure monitor.

FDA Advisors' Recommendation on Renal Denervation Hinges on Effectiveness Question

Device-based hypertension treatments have only modest BP reductions

FDA APPROVED pozelimab (Veopoz) over a micrograph of the intestinal tissue of a child with CHAPLE disease.

Ultra-Rare Immune System Disease Gets First FDA-Approved Treatment

Pozelimab reduced hospitalizations, albumin transfusions in CHAPLE disease patients

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Should Patients Be Able to Hide Parts of Their Medical Record?

A proposed rule would let them do so, with the doctor's permission

FDA APPROVED Revi neuromodulation system over a photo of the device.

FDA Grants De Novo Request for Neuromodulatory System for Urge Incontinence

Three-fourths of patients had 50% reduction in incontinence at 6 months, 82% at 12 months

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In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues

HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds

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From Salad Roulette to Salmonella in Poultry and Peanuts

The folly of believing U.S. food is as safe as safe can be

FDA APPROVED palovarotene (Sohonos) over a photo of a skeleton of a fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva sufferer.

First Therapy Approved for Ultra-Rare Bone Disorder

Oral retinoid lands indication for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

FDA APPROVED melphalan/Hepatic Delivery System (Hepzato Kit) over a CT scan of liver metastasis

FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients

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Does Kratom Need Tighter Regulation?

Efforts to regulate or ban the drug have fizzled, leaving it in purgatory

What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change?

We talk with the new head of the 木瓜直播 Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out

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Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce

Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices

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Laboring in 90 Degrees, Indoors: Workers Push for Action on Heat-Related Illness

Restaurant workers and others seeking relief through OSHA and Congress

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An Analysis of the Blizzard of Lawsuits to Block Drug-Price Negotiations

Industry is using the same old playbook

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Is Doctor Pay Too High? NIH Pulls Plug on Misinfo Research; FDA and EPA Butt Heads

This past week in healthcare investigations

FDA APPROVED avacincaptad pegol (Izervay) over a photo of age-related macular degeneration.

Second Drug for Geographic Atrophy Gets Green Light From FDA

Avacincaptad pegol reduced the rate of disease progression by as much as 35% after 12 months

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In a Golden Age of Cancer Care, PBMs Are Holding Us Back

We must stop predatory and destructive behaviors

FDA approved zuranolone (Zurzuvae) over a photo of a tired-looking woman sitting on the couch next to a baby stroller.

FDA OKs First Pill for Postpartum Depression

In one trial, more than twice as many women achieved remission after 2-week treatment course

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Jeanne Marrazzo Chosen to Succeed Fauci as NIAID Director

Selection praised by infectious disease groups

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Continuation Patents Have Surged, Disrupting Generic Competition, Study Shows

Researchers caution that abusing patent laws harms patients, stifles innovation

ASRS over a photo of The Washington State Convention and Trade Center, in Seattle, Washington.

Sticker Shock: Ophthalmic Bevacizumab Biosimilar Could Drive Up Costs

Medicare expenditures could jump 15-30%, with similar increases in patients' out-of-pocket costs

FDA APPROVED dostarlimab (Jemperli) over a medical illustration of endometrial cancer.

FDA Approves New Frontline Endometrial Cancer Regimen, First in Decades

Dostarlimab (Jemperli) approved with chemotherapy for dMMR or MSI-high cancers

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