How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ 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 51˶ 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
FDA Chief Blasted for Infant Formula Crisis Response, COVID Vaccines Republican lawmakers questioned why the agency is "failing to do the bare minimum" Apr 12, 2024
Francis Collins Discloses His 'Aggressive' Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Former NIH director said he went public to "share lifesaving information" Apr 12, 2024
A Fourth of People Dropped From Medicaid Still Aren't Insured "States who want to cover their citizens are going to have to do a lot of work to get them back" Apr 12, 2024
More Medicare $$ Needed to Pay Docs for Treating the Chronically Ill, Senators Told Payment codes are underused because "the cost of billing them is itself unprofitable" Apr 12, 2024
MedPod Today: Anti-DEI Rep at Med Meeting; Private Equity Probe; Delayed Rankings 51˶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Apr 12, 2024 podcast
Doc Fired After Deaths; Mass Shooting Blamed on Abortion Law; Record Drug Shortages Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 12, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of Severe Asthma Drug Add-on maintenance therapy benralizumab now indicated for children ages 6 to 11 years as well Apr 11, 2024
House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice Apr 11, 2024
Justice Department Issues Final Rule to End the 'Gun Show Loophole' "If you sell guns predominantly to earn a profit ... you must conduct background checks" Apr 11, 2024
Brain Injury More Severe From Falls at U.S.-Mexico Border Wall People with border wall falls were less likely to receive follow-up care Apr 10, 2024
Unraveling the MultiPlan Mystery; Charity Care Mismatch; FDA Panel Conflicts This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 10, 2024
Biden Admin Imposes National Limits on 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water Most important action the EPA has ever taken on PFAS, says agency administrator Apr 10, 2024
After Massive CPAP Recall, Philips Ordered to Overhaul Manufacturing More than 5 million machines have been recalled since 2021 Apr 10, 2024
Arizona Can Enforce 1864 Law Criminalizing Nearly All Abortions, Court Says Only exception is for when the mother's life is at stake Apr 10, 2024
More Health Systems Likely to Drop Out of Medicare Advantage, Analyst Predicts Claims denials, prior authorizations are just some of the reasons, he says Apr 10, 2024
