CMS Drops Controversial Proposal for Blood Tests After Organ Transplant Test supporters call the move a "win"; agency will issue a new proposal "in the coming months" Aug 22, 2024
Europe Offers Clues for Solving America's Maternal Mortality Crisis The U.S. has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality of any wealthy nation Aug 22, 2024
Doc Charged With Recording Nude Patients; Noncompete Ban Blocked; 'Sex for Scripts' A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 22, 2024
For Tim Walz, Protecting Reproductive Freedom Means Minding 'Your Own Damn Business' VP nominee says Trump will ban abortion across the country, with or without Congress Aug 22, 2024
Eight States Have Added Abortion to November Ballots. What Would the Measures Do? Measures may potentially attract even more voters to the polls on election day Aug 21, 2024
Tim Walz's Wife Says She Underwent Intrauterine Insemination, Not IVF The Democratic vice presidential nominee previously spoke about family's struggle with fertility Aug 21, 2024
Outsized Death Risk for Women With Afib After Heart Surgery Sex should factor into tailoring of postoperative care, research suggests Aug 21, 2024
Steward CEO Made $250M; FDA Device Chief's Conflicts; Psychedelic Founder Unleashed This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 21, 2024
Docs Performing Abortions 'Will Be Prosecuted' If GOP Returns to Power, Senator Says They're coming for IVF next, Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells delegates at the Democratic convention Aug 21, 2024
Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options Aug 20, 2024
Healthcare a Major Player at the Democratic Convention's Opening Night Abortion, COVID, gun violence, and drug prices were among the topics in the spotlight Aug 20, 2024
Docs Need Better Guidance on Patient Exposure to 'Forever Chemicals,' Group Says Environmental group's "roadmap" also urges feds to continue cutting PFAS levels in food and water Aug 19, 2024
Here's How Compounders Make Popular Weight-Loss Drugs From sourcing API to getting the final formulation just right Aug 19, 2024
How Worried Should We Be About a Bird Flu Pandemic? A "red flag" for virologists, but status quo for the general public for now Aug 19, 2024 video
California Bill Would Require State Review of Private Equity Deals in Healthcare Consumer advocates and labor unions are enthusiastic about the plans, but hospitals are not Aug 18, 2024
Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask. Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ Aug 16, 2024
New Lines of Attack Form Against the Affordable Care Act Republicans say changes are needed regarding misreported incomes and enhanced subsidies Aug 16, 2024
What Medicare Advantage Changes Would a Trump or Harris Administration Make? Experts also predict next administration's potential moves on the ACA, drug price negotiations Aug 15, 2024
Journal Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policies Are All Over the Map Editors rely on the honor system; is that good enough to disclose authors' possible conflicts? Aug 15, 2024
Doc Sentenced to 24 Years; $17M Jury Award; Ectopic Pregnancy Lawsuits A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 15, 2024
Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 15, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
Implicit Bias Trainings Are Increasingly Common. But Do They Work? New research identifies several areas for improvement and redesign Aug 14, 2024
Anti-Abortion Ob/Gyn's New Role; Questioning FDA 'Recalls'; Padding Profits With PAD This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 14, 2024
Older Adults Most Concerned About Healthcare Costs Ahead of Election Of healthcare-related concerns, costs of long-term care rose to the top Aug 14, 2024
Prior Authorizations on the Rise in Medicare Advantage, Report Finds Increase corresponds to a climb in Medicare Advantage enrollment Aug 13, 2024
Where Harris and Trump Stand on Top Issues in Healthcare From abortion to drug prices to gun control, here's how the presidential candidates stack up Aug 13, 2024
Does the Private Sector Help, or Hinder, Life Expectancy? Analyzing the impact of the "commercial determinants of health" Aug 13, 2024
First Walgreens Pharmacists File to Join New National Union Pharmacists, technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington are organizing Aug 12, 2024
Over 100 Pregnant Women, Some Bleeding or in Labor, Turned Away From EDs Since 2022 "Increasingly less safe to be pregnant and seeking emergency care," says former HHS official Aug 12, 2024
Surgeon General Was Warned by His Mom to Avoid Politics, but He Jumped Into the Fray An interview with the "Nation's Doctor," Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA Aug 12, 2024
The Politics Holding Back Medicaid Expansion in Some Southern States But the drumbeat of support, as one Southern state lawmaker put it, grows louder Aug 11, 2024
He Hadn't Had a Drop of Alcohol in Nearly a Year -- But the Test Said Otherwise Faulty testing protocols threaten the freedom of those entangled in the U.S. legal system Aug 10, 2024
More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show Aug 09, 2024
Mpox Is Becoming More Deadly. We Need Global Action Now to Prevent Another Pandemic. A new, more dangerous variant has emerged Aug 09, 2024
15 States Sue to Block Biden's Plan to Help 'Dreamers' Get Health Coverage Rule takes effect November 1 Aug 09, 2024
For VP Candidate Tim Walz, Protecting Access to IVF Is Personal Walz has referred to his family's use of fertility treatments Aug 08, 2024
FDA Approves Nalmefene Auto-Injector for Opioid Overdose Opioid antagonist previously approved in injectable and nasal spray formulations Aug 08, 2024
The Postpartum Cliff Doesn't Need to Be So Steep Extending the standard of care to at least 1 year post-birth can save lives Aug 08, 2024
