States Target Health Insurers' Red Tape Around Prior Authorization Pending bills in multiple states include policies backed by the AMA Feb 19, 2024
VA Can Be a Leader in Healthcare AI, Lawmakers Say But the department must balance innovation with a measured approach Feb 15, 2024
Lawmakers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety at House Hearing Purpose of CDC's VAERS reporting system debated Feb 15, 2024
U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortages Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions" Feb 15, 2024
White House Post-Mortem: What Really Killed 5 Presidents? In honor of Presidents Day, we examine several still-debated early presidential deaths Feb 15, 2024
'Humbling, Exhausting, Exhilarating': The Life of AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld Some of the most meaningful experiences happen in unexpected places, he says Feb 14, 2024
Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Says Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers Feb 13, 2024
CDC Changing COVID Isolation Recs; Former PM Opts for Euthanasia; Plant-Based Diets Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Feb 13, 2024
State Reports Human Plague Case; Lloyd Austin Admitted Again; Man Dies Mid-Flight Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Feb 12, 2024
Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agencies SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientists Feb 10, 2024
Senators Thrash Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed "corrupt" system, well-paid lobbyists Feb 09, 2024
Biden's Memory Lapses; Pharmacist Dies on the Job; Arrested for Brain Bleed? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Feb 09, 2024
Medical Schools Push Back on 'March-In' Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices But Dems, FTC pledge support, offer recommendations to bolster guidance Feb 08, 2024
Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill Feb 08, 2024
Fauci Will Reflect on Long Government Career in Upcoming Book "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" will be published in June Feb 08, 2024
Trader Joe's Food Alert; DEA Reverses Decision; Going Maskless Is Not Free Speech Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Feb 08, 2024
Small Decline Seen in Ob/Gyn Residency Applications in Abortion Ban States Analysis of ERAS data reveals no differences in signaling, though Feb 07, 2024
To Fix Drug Shortages, Bring Manufacturing Home, Experts Say Onshoring and "near-shoring" of drug manufacturing could help, as would transparency Feb 07, 2024
Ex-Doctor Charged With Manslaughter; NIH Subpoenaed; Social Cost of Obesity Drugs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Feb 07, 2024
FDA Panel Mulls Which Devices Are Critical in a Public Health Emergency "If we have a thermonuclear war, all I need is a scalpel," one panel member said Feb 06, 2024
What Exactly Is a 'Critical' Medical Device? FDA Seeks Advice on the Issue Advisory panel to consider which devices should be on a list for shortage notifications Feb 05, 2024
Simone Gold Reprimanded by California's Medical Board She must repay $26K in costs recovery and take courses in ethics and professionalism Feb 05, 2024
FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposal But some questions arose regarding number of participants, permissible variance in measurements Feb 03, 2024
The Green New Deal for Health Should Not Be Kept a Secret The legislative package has great potential for climate, health, and economic benefits Feb 03, 2024
Health Effects of Extreme Heat, Wildfire Smoke Worse When Combined And the negative effects harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most Feb 02, 2024
HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth Feb 02, 2024
Study: 'Appalling' U.S. Failure to Protect Frontline Workers During Pandemic Lack of protections "created a perfect storm for vulnerable workers," researchers said Feb 02, 2024
MedPod Today: Medicare Advantage Woes, Double Billing, NHPI Health Disparities 鶹ý reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Feb 02, 2024 podcast
U.S. Officials Call for More Programs, Education to Improve Diets in America More research on "gut-brain axis" is also needed Feb 02, 2024
Medicare Sends Initial Price Negotiation Bids to Drugmakers Manufacturers of 10 drugs have 30 days to accept or make a counter-offer Feb 01, 2024
Biden to Visit Site of Toxic Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Federal agencies made cleanup efforts; concerns linger about long-term health effects Feb 01, 2024
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers, CDC Study Says Health risks now more firmly established, but study falls short of being definitive Feb 01, 2024
Pulse Oximeters Once Again in the Spotlight at FDA Advisory panel to discuss how to improve device accuracy for patients with darker skin Jan 31, 2024
Health Workers Press for Federal Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence Legislation calls for up to 20 years' federal imprisonment for certain acts of violence Jan 31, 2024
How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins? Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities Jan 25, 2024
Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage? MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
New Federal Health Agency Sets Bold Goals Changing rural health delivery, perfecting whole eye transplants among ARPA-H's aims Jan 24, 2024
White House Pharmacy a Mess; Doctor Dies in Avalanche; Gene Therapy for Deafness Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Jan 24, 2024
Abortion Laws Tied to Anxiety and Depression in Women After Dobbs, women ages 18 and 45 in trigger states had a greater increase in these symptoms Jan 23, 2024
A Nitrogen Gas Execution Would Be Unduly Cruel It also may put others in the room at risk Jan 23, 2024
