FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Healthcare Price Fixing Algorithms have ushered in a new era of pricing Apr 29, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for WHIM Syndrome CXCR4 antagonist mavorixafor effectively boosts neutrophils and lymphocytes to reduce infections Apr 29, 2024
Dozens of Deaths Show Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police The practice has spread but is built on questionable science Apr 27, 2024
White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently Apr 26, 2024
FDA OKs Second Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B One dose of fidanacogene elaparvovec proved noninferior to standard prophylactic factor IX Apr 26, 2024
Fauci to Testify; Doctor Survives Medical Plane Crash; Congressman Dies Health news and commentary gathered by staff Apr 25, 2024
Supreme Court Justices Appear Divided on EMTALA Case Issue centers around an Idaho abortion ban with no exception for the pregnant person's health Apr 24, 2024
Nixing the X Waiver Hasn't Yet Vastly Expanded Buprenorphine Access The change boosted the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased new prescriptions Apr 24, 2024
FDA Approves New Option for Uncomplicated UTIs in Women Antibiotic widely used in other countries now available in the U.S. Apr 24, 2024
USDA Updates Rules for School Meals That Limit Added Sugars for the First Time Aim is to improve nutrition and align with U.S. dietary guidelines Apr 24, 2024
Remnants of Bird Flu Virus Found in Pasteurized Milk, FDA Says Agency stressed that the material is inactivated Apr 24, 2024
New Targeted Drug Approved for Low-Grade Glioma in Kids First systemic therapy for pediatric patients with BRAF rearrangements Apr 23, 2024
CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says Apr 23, 2024
A Closer Look at EMTALA, the Law at the Center of Supreme Court Abortion Arguments Law requires doctors to stabilize or treat any patient who shows up at an emergency department Apr 23, 2024
FDA OKs First IL-15 Receptor Agonist for Early Bladder Cancer Novel immunotherapy induced complete responses in 62% of patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC Apr 23, 2024
How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter? Health news and commentary gathered by staff Apr 23, 2024
HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare Data "One thing Dobbs did not take away, and that is the right of Americans to their privacy" Apr 22, 2024
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks Apr 22, 2024
Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonous "The trail to find the source has now gone cold" Apr 22, 2024
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries Recall comes years after issues were first raised Apr 21, 2024
Alectinib Lands FDA Approval for Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC The ALK inhibitor reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy Apr 19, 2024
NEJM Begins Limiting Access for Certain News Organizations Outlets focused on physicians won't be able to review papers in advance of publication Apr 19, 2024
EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroom It's happening even though there are federal mandates that women be treated Apr 19, 2024
Becerra Gets Sharp Questions From All Sides at Budget Hearing House members cite lack of action and funding on physician payment reform and other issues Apr 18, 2024
FDA Greenlights Imaging Agent to Detect Residual Cancer After Lumpectomy Pegulicianine used with an approved imaging system achieved overall diagnostic accuracy of 84% Apr 18, 2024
Science Journals Under Fire; Infusion System Recall; Visual Impairment and Suicide Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 18, 2024
FDA Slaps Embolization Device With Class I Recall After Deaths Increased bowel ischemia risk when Obsidio Embolic is used for lower GI bleeds Apr 17, 2024
Why an ALS Drug Was Pulled From the Market Topline data show where sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol fell short Apr 17, 2024
Could Francis Collins's Prostate Cancer Story Deter Men From Active Surveillance? Experts suggest his apparent situation is rare Apr 17, 2024
Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutions Ruling marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue Apr 17, 2024
Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman Apr 16, 2024
The H5N1 Outbreak Is Not a Test Run, It's a Warning Shot A true public health success would be preventing the virus from further adapting to humans Apr 16, 2024
Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault? Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing Apr 16, 2024
The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boards Their main concern is that their scope of practice would be "trampled" Apr 16, 2024
White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemics President Biden asking for $1.2 billion for global health safety efforts Apr 16, 2024
The 340B Program Isn't Going Anywhere, Lawmaker Tells Hospital Executives Rep says it's a great program that helps rural areas, and needs to continue Apr 16, 2024
MedPAC Wrestles With Wide Variation in Generic Rx Prices, Availability Commissioners baffled by factors affecting Part D drug prices Apr 15, 2024
Bird Flu Is Spreading to More Farm Animals. Are Milk and Eggs Safe? Health officials say the risk to the public is low and the food supply remains safe Apr 15, 2024
Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS Apr 14, 2024 video
CMS Officials Pressed on Catheter Fraud Issue at Accountable Care Meeting "We just kindly ask that you address the issue with higher urgency," said one ACO member Apr 12, 2024
