Health Spending Up 7.5% in 2023, CMS Says Spending reached $4.9 trillion, with spending on physician and clinical services up 7.4% Dec 18, 2024
SCOTUS to Weigh State Moves to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood South Carolina governor says that any public money "results in the subsidy of abortion" Dec 18, 2024
Ring Vaccination During DRC Ebola Outbreak Reinforces Vaccine Efficacy No safety concerns seen with vaccination Dec 18, 2024
Cardiovascular Protection Tracks With Wine Intake, Now Provable With Urinary Marker Biomarker of wine consumption believed to reduce misclassification and bias in study Dec 18, 2024
Advances in ALL at ASH Meeting Include New Blinatumomab Data and More Researchers also examined MRD to guide treatment decisions, and other personalized approaches Dec 18, 2024 video
Combination Therapy Improves PTSD Symptoms Phase III study shows benefit for brexpiprazole and sertraline Dec 18, 2024
Cymbalta Bottles Recalled; 1 in 3 Older Adults Are Lonely; Walking Off Depression News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Reports First Severe Case of Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana had exposure to backyard poultry Dec 18, 2024
New Guideline Revises Cautions Around Dental Work in Joint Replacement Patients Surgeons' groups acknowledge that prophylactic antibiotics may not cut infection risk Dec 18, 2024
What Americans Think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and His Health Stances Is there support for his views? Dec 18, 2024
The 2024 Election Should Remind Us of the Value of Listening to Our Patients Establishing trust makes our work more meaningful and effective Dec 18, 2024
Rage Has Long Shadowed American Healthcare. It's Rarely Produced Big Change. In some cases, public anger has yielded more headaches for patients Dec 18, 2024
Experts Debate the Best Ways to Use Opioid Settlement Funds Approaches include evidence-based treatments, drug courts, harm reduction Dec 18, 2024
Union Petitions Involving Physicians Spiked in the Last 2 Years Campaigns motivated by working conditions, lack of voice in management, and patient care concerns Dec 18, 2024
Malpractice Killed Mom; Opioid Giant Avoided Payout; Landmark Trial Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 18, 2024
Controversial COVID Paper Retracted; USPSTF's Vitamin D Rec; Medical Abortion Pain Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 18, 2024
Congress Agrees on Tentative Budget Deal; Mostly Reverses Docs' Medicare Pay Cut Agreement would reduce a 2.8% cut to 0.3%, but doesn't include prior authorization reform Dec 18, 2024
Woman Dialysis-Free After Receiving Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Clinical trials of xenotransplantation expected to kick off next year Dec 17, 2024
FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Hot Flash Drug The warning highlights known risk of rare but serious liver injury associated with fezolinetant Dec 17, 2024
What Is Spondylolisthesis, the Spine Condition Reported to Plague Luigi Mangione? The spinal condition is more common among people in their 50s and older Dec 17, 2024
Detecting Alzheimer's Risks; Migraine and GI Disorders; CJD Glymphatic Dysfunction News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Dec 17, 2024
Recalled Pacemakers; FDA Rejects Full Andexxa Approval; Ticagrelor Back in Hot Seat Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 17, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: First He Had a Sore Throat. Now This. What’s Up? A 48-year-old man visited his doctor about burning, slightly painful, and itchy red spots that began developing on his legs 3 days prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Dec 17, 2024
Endocrinologist Deserts; U.S. Obesity Declines; New Obesity Definition Coming Soon News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 17, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights Data from BMS at AHA Bolster Evidence for BMS' oHCM Treatment Option Dec 17, 2024
What Comes After Cancer? Alarming mental health challenges among young cancer survivors, especially males, demand action Dec 17, 2024
Most U.S. Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking, and Marijuana, Survey Says Pandemic lockdowns may have influenced patterns Dec 17, 2024
Nonsteroidal Topical OK'd for Atopic Dermatitis FDA approves tapinarof cream 1% for adults and kids 2 years and up Dec 17, 2024
Clinician Recall Worse After Biased Handoffs Could biased language have some sort of cognitive effect? Dec 17, 2024
The Forgotten Toll of Polio Science and public health turned survival into the norm, says Perri Klass, MD Dec 17, 2024 video
Lawyer for Convicted British Killer Nurse Says New Evidence Is Grounds for Appeal Lucy Letby is serving multiple life sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies Dec 17, 2024
RFK Jr. Meets With Senators; School Shooting Leaves 3 Dead; 'Uber for Nursing'? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 17, 2024
Alzheimer's Mortality Lowest for Taxi, Ambulance Drivers Jobs demanding real-time spatial and navigational processing had the lowest burden Dec 16, 2024
UnitedHealth Strategically Limits Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism Leaked documents show that the insurer is aggressive in its targeting Dec 16, 2024
Skipping Chest-Wall Irradiation After Mastectomy in Intermediate-Risk Breast Cancer No improvement in survival or impact on recurrence, but pending studies leave door ajar Dec 16, 2024
You Can Tell SpA Patients That TNF Inhibitors May Cut Fracture Risk Hypothesized, but evidence not as clear until now Dec 16, 2024
Parents Lose Sleep to Kids' Eczema Study details frequent sleep loss, sleep medication use in pediatric atopic dermatitis families Dec 16, 2024
Major Congenital Heart Defects in Fetus Linked to Worse Obstetric Outcomes Findings could impact how doctors care for some mothers Dec 16, 2024
Trump Says He'll Preserve Access to Polio Vaccine, Equivocated on Other Shots President-elect also pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals Dec 16, 2024
