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A photo of two happy looking men in a golf cart on a golf course.

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Proposes Rule to Limit Medicare Advantage Plan Sales Commissions

No more golf parties or free trips to brokers who "steer" beneficiaries to higher-paying plans

CT scans of a patient with lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Lung Cancer Survival High at 20 Years With Screen-Detected Tumors

After two decades, lung cancer-specific survival remained at 81% in I-ELCAP program

A photo of a computer displaying the Google browser with COVID search results.

<乌鸦传媒>Why I 'Anti-Trust' Google Search on Healthcare

The search results may be leading consumers to unproven treatments

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Sale

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a healthcare worker holding an N95 mask in their blue rubber gloved hands.

<乌鸦传媒>Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough

Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting

Kidney Week over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitor Cuts Albuminuria in Phase II Trial

Trial tested BI 690517 with and without empagliflozin

A photo of a senior woman sitting on an operating table prior to surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery

Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension

A computer rendering of the demyelination of a neuron.

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Test Detects MS Disability Worsening a Year Before It Occurs

Neurofilament light is elevated before worsening, both with and without relapses

A close up photo of handcuffs around the wrist of a woman wearing pink rubber gloves and scrubs.

<乌鸦传媒>Former Nurse Sees Raft of New Charges in Murder Investigation

Initially charged with killing two patients, she admits to attempting to kill 19 more

A photo of a charged lemonade drink sign hanging in a Panera Bread restaurant.

<乌鸦传媒>How Dangerous Is Caffeine for People With Severe Arrhythmias?

Parents blame daughter's death on highly caffeinated beverage

IGCS over a photo of COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea.

<乌鸦传媒>Mixed Results for Tiragolumab/Atezolizumab Combo in PD-L1+ Recurrent Cervical Cancer

Overall response beats historical benchmark, but misses significance target

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<乌鸦传媒>Foster Care Admission Surged When Abortion Access Fell, Study Shows

20 years of data show increases in foster care admissions in TRAP law states

AAO over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>VEGF-Targeted Antibody Conjugate Gets a Win in Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Some degree of improvement in disease status in 70% of patients treated with tarcocimab

<乌鸦传媒>GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Help With Weight Loss for HIV Patients

Panel discusses pros and cons of prescribing these medications in this group

Kidney Week over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

<乌鸦传媒>Kidney Transplant Rates Stubbornly Resist Systems Intervention in Canada

Multi-pronged approach to boost living and deceased donor transplant fails in randomized trial

<乌鸦传媒>Should the Way We Describe MS Progression Change?

Timothy Coetzee, PhD, discusses a revealing global survey

AAO over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy Controls Diabetic Eye Disease for at Least a Year

All but one patient with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy had stable disease or improvement

A photo of a covid vaccination center during peak covid.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Aren't We Treating Health Disparities Like the Crises They Are?

Lessons from the COVID pandemic on crisis response

A computer rendering of autoantibodies blocking the acetylcholine transmitters in myasthenia gravis

<乌鸦传媒>What's on the Horizon for Myasthenia Gravis

Cell-based therapies, broader B-cell targeting, and immune tolerance are all in the works

<乌鸦传媒>Transitioning Patients With Atopic Dermatitis From Topical to Systemic Therapy

Peter Lio, MD, discusses how he approaches that decision-making discussion

A close up photo of a nurse vaccinating her patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Want Your Patients to Be More Independent? The Answer Is Simple: More Simplicity

Let's make it easier for patients to schedule flu shots and do other routine tasks

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Fruit Puree Probe Expands; COVID Vaccine Injury Lawsuit; Tuskegee Documents Public

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Sparsentan Bests Irbesartan for Preserving Kidney Function in IgA Nephropathy

Proteinuria reduction and slower eGFR decline in 2-year PROTECT trial

IGCS over a photo of COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea.

<乌鸦传媒>RAF/MEK and FAK Inhibitor Combo Effective in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Impressive overall response rate with avutometinib-defactinib in RAMP 201 trial

IGCS over a photo of COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea.

<乌鸦传媒>Maintenance Selinexor May Boost PFS in TP53 Wild-Type Advanced Endometrial Cancer

Particularly strong PFS signal seen in patients that were mismatch repair proficient

<乌鸦传媒>Eye Drops Make Bid for Role in Diabetic Macular Edema

Improved visual acuity, retinal thickness at 6 and 12 weeks, but treatment burden questioned

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<乌鸦传媒>'We Feel Like We're Drowning': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 乌鸦传媒's reporters

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical School on Cherokee Reservation Will Soon Send Doctors to Tribal, Rural Areas

"It really comforts patients to know that someone like them is taking care of them"

A photo of a stethoscope and calculator laying on printed out charts and graphs

<乌鸦传媒>'Money' Should Not Be a Bad Word in Medical Education

Physician understanding of the business of healthcare can better the system

<乌鸦传媒>Botulinum Toxin Injection May Be an Option for Excess Saliva in Patients With ALS

Small VA-based study saw promising short-term results with no adverse events

<乌鸦传媒>ERA and SGLT2 Inhibitor Combo Cuts Albuminuria in Chronic Kidney Disease

But ZENITH-CKD trial had to pivot to only using low-dose zibotentan due to fluid retention

<乌鸦传媒>Efgartigimod Offers Hope in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Subcutaneous formulation lowers relapse risk in debilitating autoimmune disorder

<乌鸦传媒>Heat and Cardiovascular Death; Time-Restricted Eating or Caloric Restriction in T2D

Also in TTHealthWatch: managing nasal airway obstruction

A photo of a surgeon interacting with a robot assistant.

<乌鸦传媒>For Health AI to Fulfill Its Potential, Regulation Is Paramount

There's little value in a tool that can't be trusted

A photo of cars lined up at a McDonalds Drive Thru.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicine Has Become the McDonald's of Healthcare

The focus shouldn't be on quantity over quality

A photo of eye care products on the shelf of a pharmacy.

<乌鸦传媒>Regulation Gap Persists in OTC Eye Care Products

Poor oversight, sketchy product information endanger public health, experts say

AANEM over a photo of JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort

<乌鸦传媒>Rozanolixizumab Maintains Efficacy Among Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Subgroups

Benefits maintained after multiple treatment cycles

A photo of a vial of Tecentriq over a computer rendering of cervical cancer cells.

<乌鸦传媒>Adding Atezolizumab Improves Survival in Advanced Cervical Cancer

Trial confirms the role of first-line checkpoint inhibition in metastatic or recurrent disease

A computer rendering of C. difficile bacteria

<乌鸦传媒>This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients

Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin

A photo of a man affected by myasthenia gravis in his office.

<乌鸦传媒>A Changing Treatment Landscape in Myasthenia Gravis

A spate of new approvals set off a "revolution" in management

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