Senate Committee Wrestles With Risks and Benefits of Virus Research Specter of COVID lab-leak theory looms over discussion Jul 11, 2024
What Can Be Done About Medical Debt? Senators, witnesses mull solutions ranging from more competition to Medicare for All Jul 11, 2024
CMS Proposes 2.8% Cut to Medicare Physician Fees for 2025 One group calls proposal "critically short-sighted" Jul 11, 2024
The Physician and Social Media: 'To Be or Not to Be' On? It's a platform for speaking out against systemic issues and workplace disruptors Jul 10, 2024
What Cognitive Tests Show; Pig Kidney Recipient Dies; Human Plague Case Reported Health news and commentary gathered by staff Jul 10, 2024
Answers to Some of the Questions About Biden's Health and Medical History White House say Biden has seen a neurologist only three times, tied to annual physicals Jul 09, 2024
Setting the Record Straight on Abortion in the Wake of the Presidential Debate We should expect more from our elected officials Jul 09, 2024
Biden's Doc Says No Parkinson's; Overlooked COVID Symptom; STDs Spiked Among Seniors Health news and commentary gathered by staff Jul 09, 2024
Anti-VEGF Ocular Implant for Age-Related Macular Degeneration to Return to Market Updates to device, refill syringe, manufacturing process restore function to expected level Jul 08, 2024
Republicans Move at Trump's Behest to Change How They Will Oppose Abortion Trump seeks to steer clear of strict abortion language Jul 08, 2024
CPT Code for Prior Authorization May Still Happen -- Eventually Proposal would cover more than existing codes for limited situations Jul 08, 2024
With the End of Chevron, Health and Environmental Experts' Hands Are Tied We need the rule of law to protect public health Jul 08, 2024
GOP House to Investigate Biden's Doctor; Record-Breaking Heat; Emhoff Has COVID Health news and commentary gathered by staff Jul 08, 2024
Can Oligonucleotide Infusions Really Fix Lyme, Cancer, and Other Diseases? U.S. clinics market oligonucleotide therapy for a wide range of conditions, without much evidence Jul 05, 2024
Questions About Biden's Age and Fitness Reminiscent of Reagan's 1984 Campaign But there are key differences Jul 05, 2024
Biden's Checkup; Sanjay Gupta Says Prez Should Get Cognitive Test; July 4 Injuries Health news and commentary gathered by staff Jul 05, 2024
Financial Incentives for Quitting Smoking: A Mixed Bag Randomized trial of lower-income adults suffered significant losses to follow-up Jul 04, 2024
There Is No 'Alternative' to IVF, Ob/Gyns Warn "Restorative reproductive medicine" is a political rather than a scientific concept, ASRM says Jul 03, 2024
In Wake of SCOTUS Ruling, Biden Tells Doctors to Provide Emergency Abortions Administration has argued that some new abortion bans conflict with 40-year-old EMTALA law Jul 03, 2024
Supreme Court to Weigh if FDA Was Heavy-Handed With Its Flavored E-Cig Regulations Agency is appealing a lower court ruling siding with vaping companies Jul 03, 2024
FDA OKs Another Drug for Early Alzheimer's Disease Decision gives patients a second anti-amyloid treatment option Jul 02, 2024
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 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 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 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