<ѻý>First Transcatheter Tricuspid Regurgitation Treatment Approvedѻý> FDA greenlights system for severe cases cleared by the heart team Feb 02, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Sends Initial Price Negotiation Bids to Drugmakersѻý> Manufacturers of 10 drugs have 30 days to accept or make a counter-offer Feb 01, 2024
<ѻý>Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementiaѻý> Hepatic encephalopathy could be contributing to cognitive symptoms, study suggested Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Abandonedѻý> Biogen will stop developing and selling aducanumab Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>CMS Focusing on Better Aligning Quality Measures, Adding New ACO Modelsѻý> Clinicians shouldn't have to navigate hundreds of different measures, Medicare director says Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Why Are We Letting Insurers Dictate Patient Care?ѻý> Prior authorization is wreaking havoc on patient health Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeonsѻý> STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Alzheimer's May Be Transmissible in Rare Circumstancesѻý> Cases tied to long-discontinued childhood medical procedure Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Careѻý> Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Dietary Factors Tied to Osteoarthritis Painѻý> But radiographic parameters not affected, raising questions about the link Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeriesѻý> Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgeryѻý> Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest Jan 29, 2024
<ѻý>Cancer After Weight Loss; How Older Adults Use the Healthcare Systemѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: PFAS guidelines for clinicians Jan 27, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>New Parkinson's Definition Proposed Based on Biomarkersѻý> Framework focuses on the biology of Lewy body diseases Jan 26, 2024
<ѻý>Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage?ѻý> MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>Benzodiazepines Tied to Worse Outcomes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsyѻý> Drugs are commonly prescribed to treat insomnia, anxiety in PSP Jan 23, 2024
<ѻý>Adults Who Cite Walking Difficulty Face Higher Fracture Riskѻý> Australian study suggests walking ability can help identify candidates for more assessment Jan 23, 2024
<ѻý>Gabapentinoid Use Continues to Climbѻý> Gabapentin still commonly prescribed off-label for chronic pain Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows High Diagnostic Accuracyѻý> Commercial ptau-217 assay reduced confirmatory testing by about 80% Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>Afib Detected After Stroke: Link to Recurrent Events Questionedѻý> ICM-flagged Afib not tied to repeat stroke in an already fairly anticoagulated population Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>The Healthcare Landscape Is Changing. Our Regulatory Practices Should Too.ѻý> Closer collaboration between FDA and CMS is the need of the hour Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>For PACS Eyes, Simple Clinical Exam Enough to Predict Long-Term Glaucoma Riskѻý> OCT or other high-tech metrics not needed to assess progression of primary angle-closure suspect Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortalityѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: long-term heart failure outcomes Jan 20, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Q&A: Talking Prior Authorization With Rep. Suzan DelBeneѻý> The Washington congresswoman also discusses home dialysis, Medicare cuts Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Slaps Boxed Warning on Osteoporosis Drugѻý> Denosumab can cause severe hypocalcemia in patients with advanced CKD, agency finds Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Calcium Levels Quickly Become Critical for Many Denosumab-Treated Women on Dialysisѻý> New findings led to boxed warning on drug's labeling for advanced CKD patients Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>'Tootsie Roll' Introduced for Leaky Transcatheter Heart Valvesѻý> Covered stent and plug deployment to address complex paravalvular leaks Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Careѻý> Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizationsѻý> The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Lives Prolonged for Longtime CRT-D Users With Heart Failureѻý> Survival benefit with cardiac resynchronization therapy durable out to 14 years Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Is Burnout Destroying Emergency Medicine?ѻý> It doesn't have to: here are four unique ways to address the issue Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapy Falls Short on Stroke Outcomesѻý> Hints at improvement for younger patients, those with larger infarct size Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Politicians Must Stop Playing Doctorѻý> Personal ideology should not guide medical care, even for abortion Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Classѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Gabapentinoids in COPD Patients May Raise Risk for Severe Exacerbationsѻý> 39% higher risk compared with nonusers, database study finds Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>Docs Need Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Pay Increase in 2025, MedPAC Members Sayѻý> Draft recommendation also calls for added pay to take care of low-income beneficiaries Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Report on Medicare Advantage Growth, High Costs Generates Kerfuffleѻý> Commissioners reveal growing unease with MA practices: Not the "glowing success" everybody says Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>How Should Health Plans Respond to Surging Interest in Weight Loss Drugs?ѻý> Studies suggest coverage is warranted for certain populations Jan 16, 2024