Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networks Measure would also lessen the cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2024 Nov 08, 2023
X-Rays Questioned for Diagnosing Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Hardly any patients show abnormalities, so why do them? Nov 08, 2023
Seek and Ye Shall Find Afib in Stroke Survivors Neuro-cardiac collaboration can make a big difference post-stroke Nov 08, 2023
FDA Approves First Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Catheter-based technology will finally enter the market with ultrasound-based device Nov 08, 2023
Hospitalizations After Fake Ozempic; Abortion Rights Win Big; Ketamine Use Booms Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 08, 2023
Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
Advanced Parkinson's Patient Regains Ability to Walk Confidently Spinal implant nearly eliminates freezing of gait Nov 07, 2023
CMS Proposes Rule to Limit Medicare Advantage Plan Sales Commissions No more golf parties or free trips to brokers who "steer" beneficiaries to higher-paying plans Nov 07, 2023
Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
Pharmacist Prescribing for BP Control Makes Economic Sense Clinical benefits of pharmacist-prescribed antihypertensives known for years Nov 03, 2023
Medicare Finalizes 3.4% Payment Cut for Physician Fees in 2024 Specialty groups decry "untenable" payment cuts Nov 03, 2023
Brain Health Took a Hit During the COVID Pandemic For people 50 and older, working memory worsened for at least 2 years, U.K. data show Nov 02, 2023
JAK Inhibitor Safety Study Seen Altering Practice in the VA Prescribing patterns for common RA drug shift in wake of landmark trial Nov 02, 2023
Reduced-Dose Schedule of Cabazitaxel Viable for Seniors With mCRPC Grade 3 or higher neutropenia, neutropenic complications reduced by 12-fold Nov 01, 2023
Pulsed Field Ablation May Bridge Gender Gap in AF Ablation Effectiveness, safety similar between sexes in Europe's early Farapulse experience Nov 01, 2023
Dementia Risk Rises When Deep Sleep Falls Longitudinal study points to relationship in older adults over 12-year follow-up Oct 31, 2023
HHS Proposes 'Disincentive' Penalties for Information-Blocking Providers Clinicians could see cuts in Medicare payments if found to have violated the rule Oct 31, 2023
Personalized Intervention Helps CRC Screening Decisions for Older Adults Patients receiving intervention were less likely to undergo screening if benefits were low Oct 31, 2023
Pediatrician Fatally Stabbed; Driver's License Laws and Dementia; Doctors Wary of AI Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 31, 2023
It's Never Too Soon to Start End-of-Life Conversations Patients can make their preferences known away from the pressures of acute illness Oct 30, 2023
Subcutaneous Alzheimer's Drug May Be on the Horizon Investigational version of lecanemab shows promise, but questions about safety persist Oct 27, 2023
EP Study During TAVR Offers Better Prediction of Late Conduction Disturbances Interventional cardiologists trained to handle His bundle recordings at one center Oct 27, 2023
Tricuspid Valve Replacement Safe, Effective in Pivotal Trial Outcome data still awaited after positive interim results Oct 27, 2023
COVID and Flu Vaccine Risk; Medicare Advantage Fraud; $1.4B Missing Health Funds Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 27, 2023
Small Aortic Annuli Not Inherently More Amenable to TAVR TAVR, SAVR result in similar outcomes in female-dominated VIVA randomized trial Oct 26, 2023
Retinal Artery Occlusion Tied to Higher Risks of Death, Vascular Events Risk appeared at 2 weeks and remained at 1 year and beyond Oct 26, 2023
Another Study Highlights Metformin's Dementia Protection Properties Association appeared irrespective of HbA1c level Oct 25, 2023
AI Can Be a Boon to Clinicians -- If Used Correctly, Says AMA President "We can provide things to make it easier for people to practice medicine," says Jesse Ehrenfeld Oct 25, 2023
Esprit Resorbable Scaffold Triumphs for Severe PAD Below the Knee Improved limb salvage and primary patency possible with endovascular approach Oct 25, 2023
Endoscopy Still an Option for Some 90-Year-Olds With GI Bleeds But conservative management used in most cases Oct 25, 2023
Amulet vs Watchman Comparison Still Muddy Any Which Way LAA Leaks Are Defined The two devices continue to lead to similar clinical outcomes Oct 24, 2023
NPs No More Likely Than Physicians to Prescribe Inappropriately to Older Adults Mean rates of inappropriate prescribing by NPs, primary care doctors were "virtually identical" Oct 23, 2023
Want to Reduce Knee OA Risk? Weight Work May Help History of strength training tied to reduced incidence later in life Oct 23, 2023
House Members Mull Bills to Cut Red Tape and Improve Docs' Medicare Pay But Democrats say they weren't given enough input in many of the measures Oct 20, 2023
Highly Potent Statin Stands Out for Diabetes, Cataract Risks Head-to-head comparison of rosuvastatin vs atorvastatin in LODESTAR trial Oct 19, 2023
Should Older Prostate Cancer Patients Jump Off the Active Surveillance Train? It's time for clear guidelines Oct 18, 2023
Incoming AAFP President Optimistic About Family Medicine's Future Yes, there are challenges, but they can be overcome, says Steven Furr, MD Oct 18, 2023
Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival Oct 15, 2023
UNC Health Publicly Threatens to Cancel UnitedHealthcare Contracts Letters blame improper denials, inadequate pay; patients urged to look for other plans for 2024 Oct 13, 2023
