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
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
First Walgreens Pharmacists File to Join New National Union Pharmacists, technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington are organizing 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
Surgeon General Was Warned by His Mom to Avoid Politics, but He Jumped Into the Fray An interview with the "Nation's Doctor," Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA Aug 12, 2024
CDC Action 'Likely Unlawful'; RFK Jr. Loses in Court; 24 Years for Urgent Care Doc Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Aug 12, 2024
FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Decision largely expected after agency advisors voted against psychedelic's safety and efficacy Aug 09, 2024
More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show Aug 09, 2024
FDA Approves First Emergency Allergy Nasal Spray Neffy is a non-needle-based epinephrine treatment for anaphylaxis and other allergic reactions Aug 09, 2024
15 States Sue to Block Biden's Plan to Help 'Dreamers' Get Health Coverage Rule takes effect November 1 Aug 09, 2024
New Extended-Release Parkinson's Drug Approved Novel levodopa and carbidopa formulation led to more time without troublesome dyskinesia Aug 08, 2024
For VP Candidate Tim Walz, Protecting Access to IVF Is Personal Walz has referred to his family's use of fertility treatments Aug 08, 2024
IL-2 Receptor-Targeted Therapy Approved for Relapsed/Refractory CTCL New iteration of denileukin diftitox led to objective responses in 36% of pretreated patients Aug 08, 2024
The Postpartum Cliff Doesn't Need to Be So Steep Extending the standard of care to at least 1 year post-birth can save lives Aug 08, 2024
FDA OKs Complement Inhibitor for IgA Nephropathy First-in-class iptacopan approved to reduce proteinuria in adults with rare progressive disease Aug 08, 2024
Alternative PBMs Arise to Compete With the 'Big Three' Competitors say their per-member, per-month payment model is fairer to employers and insurers Aug 07, 2024
Experts Clash Over VP Pick Walz's Health Policies Conservatives see record as too extreme, but liberals say he captures what Americans want Aug 07, 2024
Extend the Hospital-at-Home Waiver Before It's Too Late Older adults should continue to receive care where they feel and heal their best Aug 07, 2024
U.S. Abortions Have Risen Slightly Since Roe Was Overturned, Study Finds Numbers up in states where abortion remains legal, especially those bordering ban states Aug 07, 2024
David Lynch's Emphysema; Trump Losing His Train of Thought; Emergency Blood Shortage Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Aug 07, 2024
FDA Approves Vorasidenib for IDH-Mutant Gliomas Treatment improved PFS by 16 months compared with placebo in INDIGO trial Aug 06, 2024
Tim Walz Beat COVID Skeptic Doc in 2022 Race for Governor Scott Jensen, MD, spoke out against vaccines, masking, and school and business closures Aug 06, 2024
Plant-based Food and Drink Labeling Is a Battlefield Public health considerations are missing in action Aug 06, 2024
Here's Where VP Pick Tim Walz Stands on Healthcare Issues The Minnesota governor's take on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues, and more Aug 06, 2024
Prescription-Free Online Semaglutide Is Risky Business Over 40% of pharmacy sites offering GLP-1 drug without a script are known to operate illegally Aug 05, 2024
Harris' California Healthcare Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins But if elected as president, she could face a less hospitable political environment Aug 05, 2024
GOP Charge That Harris Backed Tax-Funded Care for All Immigrants Overlooks Details PolitiFact has found the claim to be "Mostly False" Aug 04, 2024
FDA Advisors Mostly Convinced Arimoclomol Works for Rare Genetic Disorder If approved, this would be the first drug for Niemann-Pick disease type C Aug 03, 2024
Healthcare Groups Want Congress to Make Assaulting a Health Worker a Federal Crime Legislation introduced in House and Senate calls for prison sentence of up to 20 years Aug 02, 2024
Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times Aug 02, 2024
FDA Greenlights First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor Afamitresgene autoleucel (Tecelra) approved for metastatic synovial sarcoma Aug 02, 2024
NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32 Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff Aug 02, 2024
Where Harris' VP Options Stand on Healthcare A look at the healthcare track records of Shapiro, Kelly, Walz, and Buttigieg Aug 01, 2024
PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group Aug 01, 2024
Senate Probe of Births in Prisons Exposes 'Pervasive Abuse and Mistreatment' Women shared stories of shackled bellies, giving birth on dirty floors or in the toilet Aug 01, 2024
Hospital Sued for Overpaying Docs; Fake Doc Gets 3 Years; Vacuum Delivery Lawsuit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 01, 2024
Woman Denied Abortion at Kansas Hospital Sues, Alleging Her Life Was Put at Risk The case has already prompted a federal investigation Aug 01, 2024
