Telehealth Pathway for IBD Surgery Expanded Access to Care in Small Study Conducting pre-op and post-op visits via telemedicine saved patients thousands of driving miles Dec 20, 2024
A Thin Shred of My Sanity Remained. Then I Hit My Breaking Point. Clinicians need to know they're not alone in their mental health struggles Dec 20, 2024
The Lifesaving Legacy of Vaccines Perri Klass, MD, on vaccine milestones, evolving risks, and how public health protects kids Dec 20, 2024 video
State Bars Health Workers From Pushing COVID Vax; Cold Deaths; Marburg Outbreak Ends Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 20, 2024
Long COVID Symptoms Improve With Outpatient Intervention Cognitive and behavioral therapy boosted physical function in pragmatic trial Dec 19, 2024
White Bread Out, Salmon In: FDA Releases 'Healthy' Food Claim Rule Final rule is first update to "healthy" nutrient content claim in 30 years Dec 19, 2024
Flu-Like Mystery Disease in Congo Could Be More Than Just Malaria After man dies with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, officials are thinking a virus is at work as well Dec 19, 2024
FDA Says Compounded Tirzepatide Must Exit the Market Compounders only have 2 to 3 months left to copy injectable Dec 19, 2024
FDA Approves Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for Refractory Acute GVHD in Kids Response rate of 70% at day 28 with remestemcel-L Dec 19, 2024
U.S. Deaths Are Down and Life Expectancy Is Up, but Improvements Are Slowing Nearly a year added to estimated lifespan of Americans Dec 19, 2024
Ex-Wife of Ambushed Doc Arrested; Gender-Affirming Care Suit; COVID Testing Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 19, 2024
Serious Catheter Recall; Justice Department Sues CVS; 2025's Health Theme Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 19, 2024
Surgeons Best at Dexterity Game, but They Swear More Swearing may be a coping mechanism for high-pressure situations Dec 18, 2024
Remembering Marie Manthey, a Creator of the Primary Nursing Model of Care Manthey also helped others cope with substance use disorder during her own recovery Dec 18, 2024
New First-Line Option for Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer In randomized study, ensartinib doubled PFS versus first-generation ALK inhibitor Dec 18, 2024
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
U.S. Reports First Severe Case of Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana had exposure to backyard poultry 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 MedPage Today 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
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
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
RFK Jr. Meets With Senators; School Shooting Leaves 3 Dead; 'Uber for Nursing'? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 17, 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
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
New Technology + More Resources = More Empowered Primary Care Physicians The right support teams, along with more advanced AI, could go a long way Dec 16, 2024
FDA Approves First Drug for Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in 70 Years Crinecerfont reduces excessive adrenal androgen production, lowering glucocorticoid dose Dec 16, 2024
CDC Can't Confirm Suspected Bird Flu Case Tied to Raw Milk California sample tests negative for all types of flu by the time it reaches federal lab Dec 16, 2024
Cosibelimab OK'd for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma PD-L1 inhibitor indicated for metastatic or locally advanced disease Dec 16, 2024
