AAFP to Protect All Patients Current, past, and future AAFP presidents push back against Trump administration policies Oct 09, 2018
PTAC Backs New Payment Models for Emergency, Primary Care Committee also considers proposals for chronically ill patients, dialysis patients Sep 11, 2018
Why Do Female Troops Get Pregnant During Deployment? Military's efforts to provide contraception seen falling short Sep 06, 2018
Proposed House Bill Seeks to End Drug Price 'Gag Clause' Pharmacists should be able to freely tell patients that a drug will cost less out-of-pocket Sep 05, 2018
FDA Approves 6th Drug for HAE Also the 6th to receive orphan drug status for the rare condition Aug 24, 2018
FDA Extends Expiration Date for Certain EpiPens Shortage of the epinephrine auto-injector first reported in May Aug 21, 2018
Vit D Doc's Dubious Dollars; NEJM Plagiarism; VA's Money Pit The past week in healthcare investigations Aug 21, 2018
State Boards Turn Blind Eye to FDA-Sanctioned Docs Dozens got warning letters for serious ethical lapses, but nearly all faced no state discipline Aug 16, 2018
Skeptical Cardiologist: Where Are My Generic Meds Made? Valsartan recall prompts a look by Anthony Pearson, MD Aug 10, 2018
FDA Warns Against 'Improper' Use of ROM Tests in Pregnant Women Should not be used independently to diagnose membrane rupture Aug 08, 2018
FDA Approves Generic Potassium Chloride Under New Pathway Goal is to increase competition, cut prices Aug 08, 2018
Calif. Medical Board Acts on Doc With Risky MS 'Cure' Physician featured in States of Disgrace series Jul 31, 2018
Confirmed: Large-Caliber Guns More Likely to Kill Rare gun study examined firearm used, number of victim's wounds Jul 27, 2018
Azar Praises Free Markets for Healthcare Reform HHS chief takes Heritage Foundation stage to bash ACA, plug administration's programs Jul 26, 2018
CMS Plugs Changes to E/M Coding Agency argues that streamlined billing codes will reduce physician burden Jul 18, 2018
HHS Gives PTAC the Cold Shoulder Declines to implement any recommendations, leaving members seething Jun 29, 2018
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval Jun 27, 2018
How Did Theranos' Holmes Fool So Many Smart People? WSJ's John Carreyrou on how disgraced entrepreneur nearly got away with it Jun 25, 2018
Star Rating Screwup; Booze Study Canned; Sexist Docs Settle The past week in healthcare investigations Jun 19, 2018
AMA Tangles With 'Gene Doping' Guidelines Also: emergency room evidence; impact of corporate investors in healthcare Jun 12, 2018
Surgeon General Urges AMA to Diversify Membership 'Ask yourselves if you're looking at where the puck is going' Jun 11, 2018
How Best to Manage Sexual Harassment in Medicine? Suggested strategies include better institutional policies on reporting without fear of retaliation Jun 10, 2018
Trump OMB Appointee Blasts Obama-Era Value Programs Says CMMI programs aren't working; have 'failed to deliver' Jun 07, 2018
How to Stop Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Ads Milton Packer suggests a path to rein in a 20-year-old FDA policy May 23, 2018
Platelet Stimulator OK'd for Liver Disease Patients with Scheduled Procedures Avatrombopag (Doptelet) is first drug approved for this indication May 21, 2018
EPA Agenda is a Threat to Public Health, Experts Say Pollution scientists lambast proposed transparency rule May 20, 2018
FDA Warns of Birth Defects from HIV Drug Dolutegravir Safety signal seen in Botswana trial data May 18, 2018
Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions Federal program keeps paying physicians found incompetent or unethical May 17, 2018
Bundle Payments By Condition, Not Procedure Experts call for 'upstream' payment model that treats the whole patient May 16, 2018
Morning Break: Stolen Trump Records; Gyns in Trouble; Eye Cancer Cluster? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff May 02, 2018
ACOG, Planned Parenthood Proud to Fight for Women's Healthcare Organizations collaborated on Washington advocacy May 01, 2018
Potentially Fatal Immune Reactions to Lamotrigine Draw FDA Warning Eight serious events including one death since drug was approved in 1994 Apr 25, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen Apr 25, 2018
Clinical Trials Need to be More Inclusive, Experts Say Children, seniors, and chronic disease patients need more options Apr 17, 2018
Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continues Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination Apr 15, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Thumbs Up to 90-Day Glucose Monitor Unanimous agreement that device is safe, effective Mar 29, 2018
Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states Mar 28, 2018
By the Numbers: Obesity and Exercise Somewhat paradoxically, both measures post all-time high rates Mar 16, 2018
