CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizations The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses Jan 17, 2024
Azithromycin at Routine Visits Fails to Prevent Infant Deaths in Africa Effort aimed at reducing the potential for antimicrobial resistance showed no benefit Jan 17, 2024
Is Burnout Destroying Emergency Medicine? It doesn't have to: here are four unique ways to address the issue Jan 17, 2024
Politicians Must Stop Playing Doctor Personal ideology should not guide medical care, even for abortion Jan 17, 2024
Are Abortion Bans an Occupational Hazard for Ob/Gyns? Ob/gyns in unsupportive workplaces felt amplified distress post-Roe, study finds Jan 17, 2024
Dead Nurse Found in Freezer; Deadly Hospital Error; Weight-Loss Compounder Crashes This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 17, 2024
Company Warned Over Human Placenta Product FDA tells MiMedx that its wound-healing product must be regulated as a biologic drug Jan 17, 2024
Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Class Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 17, 2024
Overdose Death Notices Plus Guidance Sink Opioid Prescribing Doctors who were told about deaths and given planning prompts wrote fewer opioid scripts Jan 16, 2024
Increasing BMI in Kids Tied to 100% Fruit Juice Consumption Findings support guidance limiting such beverages in young children, researcher says Jan 16, 2024
Docs Need Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Pay Increase in 2025, MedPAC Members Say Draft recommendation also calls for added pay to take care of low-income beneficiaries Jan 16, 2024
Cost of Genomic Testing on the Minds of Many Oncologists Insurance coverage, patient out-of-pocket costs key considerations for 80% of survey respondents Jan 16, 2024
MedPAC Report on Medicare Advantage Growth, High Costs Generates Kerfuffle Commissioners reveal growing unease with MA practices: Not the "glowing success" everybody says Jan 16, 2024
IG Live January 17: From Long COVID Symptoms to Solutions Leading long COVID researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, discusses new research Jan 16, 2024
FDA Expands Pembrolizumab Approval in Cervical Cancer PD-1 inhibitor approved in combination with CRT for locally advanced disease Jan 16, 2024
Trump and GOP Rivals' Positions on Major Healthcare Issues Here's where the top candidates stand on abortion, the ACA, and gender-affirming care Jan 16, 2024
How Should Health Plans Respond to Surging Interest in Weight Loss Drugs? Studies suggest coverage is warranted for certain populations Jan 16, 2024
California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can't Find Abortion Training A new law makes it easier for out-of-state physicians to get in-person training Jan 14, 2024
The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victims But it appears unlikely they will take this course of action Jan 14, 2024
Would You Switch a Patient's Medication if You Knew the Cost? Optimizing price estimate alert design and logic should be a priority Jan 13, 2024
It Is Literally Impossible to Be a Woman in Medicine Women physicians face a multitude of challenges beginning in medical school Jan 13, 2024
Linezolid 'Not Recommended' to Treat Early Syphilis Antibiotic found not non-inferior to penicillin in RTC; trial halted early Jan 12, 2024
Medicare Doc Payment Fix Bill Moving Along, GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Says Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is hoping for action within a week Jan 12, 2024
Docs' Vacation Habits May Be Fueling Burnout Taking fewer than 3 weeks of vacation each year linked to higher rates of burnout Jan 12, 2024
AAMC Overhauls Pricing for Residency Applications Announcement comes shortly after the ob/gyn application service lowered prices Jan 12, 2024
COVID Takes Center Stage at Trump Town Hall Former president also calls for compromise on abortion "to win elections" Jan 11, 2024
Want to Get More Healthcare Bills Passed? Fix the Filibuster, Suggests a Senator Merkley and former aide propose new rules for debating legislation Jan 11, 2024
Board Restricts Doctor's License Over COVID Misinfo Ryan Cole, MD, failed to meet the standard of care, Washington state's medical board said Jan 11, 2024
FDA Clears Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs of Suicidality Risk for Now Preliminary evaluation reassures, while the agency's review continues Jan 11, 2024
ACIP Unveils Its 2024 Adult Immunization Recommendations Schedule must be more user-friendly to improve vaccine uptake, critics say Jan 11, 2024
Nurse Accused of Poisoning Pets; Health Exec Shoplifted From Target? Docs Sue Hacker A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 11, 2024
A Culture of Silence Persists in Medicine Despite #MeToo We see it as early as the medical school application process Jan 11, 2024
Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
Dining Out? Check the Bill for a 'Health Insurance' Surcharge Restaurant took heat for adding a 4% surcharge to cover employees' healthcare costs Jan 10, 2024
Is President Biden a Super-Ager? Experts say "age is a number, not a quality" -- even for the president Jan 10, 2024
More Kids Getting Their Hands on Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products Almost 10% of kids said they've tried at least one drug or dietary supplement in their lifetime Jan 10, 2024
Columbia's Sex Abuse Cover-Up Tops This Year's Shkreli Awards Other "winners" include non-profit hospital CEO's $35M salary, doc's needless vascular surgeries Jan 10, 2024
