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<乌鸦传媒>New School Meal Standards: An Encouraging Step Towards Healthier Kids

The momentum coming from the federal government is promising

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<乌鸦传媒>Nations Struggle to Draft 'Pandemic Treaty' to Avoid Mistakes Made During COVID

Deep divisions remain, and there are virtually no consequences for countries that don't comply

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<乌鸦传媒>Ending Oncology's Toxic Relationship With High Chemotherapy Doses

Optimizing doses can improve patient outcomes and lower costs

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<乌鸦传媒>Fraudulent Practices Abound in Post-Accident Healthcare

These costs often fall unfairly on patients and insurance providers

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Urologist Convicted of Sex Abuse; Doc Accused of Rape; Man Sentenced for HIV Spread

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Pre-Approval Plan Proposed for Medicare Advantage Insurers

"No prior authorization without prior authorization," Senate Budget Committee chair says

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Chief on H5N1: 'We Have to Be Ready'

Commissioner also detailed plans for "largest reorganization" in agency's history

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<乌鸦传媒>100 Million Scripts Came Through Illegal Online Pharmacies Last Year

Figure represents 2% of all U.S. prescriptions, according to IQVIA report

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<乌鸦传媒>To Prevent Rabies Spread, CDC Has New Rules for Dogs Entering the U.S.

Regulations were last updated in 1956

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>As Steward Ship Was Sinking, CEO Bought $40M Yacht

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says

Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction

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<乌鸦传媒>Fed Up With Prior Auths? What if Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them?

NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code

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<乌鸦传媒>WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.

The report "is a complete U-turn," according to one expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians

Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI

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<乌鸦传媒>What if States Paid People to Stop Using Drugs and Smoking?

This underutilized strategy has proven effective

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<乌鸦传媒>TikTok and the Death of Nex Benedict

We should think twice about how mental health discussions are regulated on social media

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changes

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration: 100,000 Migrants Expected to Enroll in Obamacare Next Year

New rule opens up ACA marketplace to DACA participants

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<乌鸦传媒>4 Million Fewer Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Wake of 'Unwinding'

Most were dropped for paperwork reasons, Georgetown University report finds

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>'Psychotic Break' in Doc's Tesla Cliff Crash? Doc Wins $4M in Discrimination Case

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errors

Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession

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<乌鸦传媒>House Members Grill Coronavirus Researcher on Involvement With Wuhan Lab

Peter Daszak, PhD, was also asked about gain-of-function research and lack of transparency

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<乌鸦传媒>UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

"A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says

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<乌鸦传媒>Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It鈥檚 Still Underutilized

The potential of this lifesaving medicine will only be achieved if it is truly accessible to all

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Says States Should Decide on Prosecuting Women for Abortions

Former president has no comment on the abortion pill

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<乌鸦传媒>FTC Challenges 'Bogus' Patents on Ozempic and Other Drugs

Patents block competition and inflate prescription drug cost, says FTC chair

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Blows Whistle on Cigna; Longevity Doc Blasted; Fertility Clinic Accidents

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing

"This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'?

A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too

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<乌鸦传媒>DEA Will Move to Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift, Sources Say

Move would not legalize marijuana for recreational use

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas

Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke

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<乌鸦传媒>EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancers

Methylene chloride has killed at least 88 workers since 1980

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Its Oversight

Agency will treat lab-developed tests the same as other in vitro diagnostics

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<乌鸦传媒>Discerning the Truth About the Medicare Advantage Controversy

Evidence shows higher-quality care compared with fee-for-service, but also overpayments

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<乌鸦传媒>Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates

Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently

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<乌鸦传媒>New Reporting Requirements for Life-Saving Abortions Worry Some Texas Doctors

"How can a physician feel protected enough to provide good medical care?" says Houston ob/gyn

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<乌鸦传媒>Tenn. Lawmakers OK Bill Penalizing Adults Who Help Minors Get Gender-Affirming Care

Proposal is first in the nation

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<乌鸦传媒>Bystander CPR Laws Don't Only Work for Rich Areas

Government regulation mattered for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in one Chinese city

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<乌鸦传媒>Cause of Missouri Doc's Death; NBA Star's Bell's Palsy; Huge Data Breach at Kaiser

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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