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FDA ADCOMM Medical device supply chain resiliency and shortages over a photo of a set of anesthesiologist instruments

<乌鸦传媒>What Exactly Is a 'Critical' Medical Device? FDA Seeks Advice on the Issue

Advisory panel to consider which devices should be on a list for shortage notifications

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioids

This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country

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<乌鸦传媒>Exposure to Teratogenic Medicine Common Before Prenatal Care

Study also looked at how abortion restrictions limit options in these cases

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

<乌鸦传媒>Rudest Doctor's Office Behavior; Disease Spread by Dog Poop; Defining Sobriety

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

FDA ADCOMM Pulse oximeters over a photo of one on a man鈥檚 finger.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposal

But some questions arose regarding number of participants, permissible variance in measurements

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine

Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth

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<乌鸦传媒>Study: 'Appalling' U.S. Failure to Protect Frontline Workers During Pandemic

Lack of protections "created a perfect storm for vulnerable workers," researchers said

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Medicare Advantage Woes, Double Billing, NHPI Health Disparities

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

<乌鸦传媒>Keep a Close Eye on Amazon's Ventures Into Healthcare

The company's endeavors may present a double-edged sword

A computer rendering of four blisterpacks filled with miniatured fruits and vegetables where the capsules should be.

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Officials Call for More Programs, Education to Improve Diets in America

More research on "gut-brain axis" is also needed

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Sends Initial Price Negotiation Bids to Drugmakers

Manufacturers of 10 drugs have 30 days to accept or make a counter-offer

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<乌鸦传媒>Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionize

Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize

An aerial screenshot from the NTSB of the site of the derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio

<乌鸦传媒>Biden to Visit Site of Toxic Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

Federal agencies made cleanup efforts; concerns linger about long-term health effects

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Deadly Vibrio Bacteria Killed Five People in Three States Last Summer

Cases occurred in the wake of record-breaking heat waves

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc's Dirty Needle Accusation; Child Abuse Doc Faces Lawsuits; C-Section Error Suit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

FDA ADCOMM Pulse oximeters over a photo of one on a man鈥檚 finger.

<乌鸦传媒>Pulse Oximeters Once Again in the Spotlight at FDA

Advisory panel to discuss how to improve device accuracy for patients with darker skin

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Workers Press for Federal Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence

Legislation calls for up to 20 years' federal imprisonment for certain acts of violence

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

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Goes Missing From Shift; Patient-Centered Long COVID Research; Science Sleuth

This past week in healthcare investigations

<乌鸦传媒>Emerging Research Examines How Parenthood Changes the Brain

Amount of time spent caring for newborn seems to play an important role, says researcher

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Warn Patients May Be Billed Twice

Bringing up concerns outside the main scope of the visit could prompt separate bills

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Focusing on Better Aligning Quality Measures, Adding New ACO Models

Clinicians shouldn't have to navigate hundreds of different measures, Medicare director says

A photo of a female physician talking on a phone in a hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Are We Letting Insurers Dictate Patient Care?

Prior authorization is wreaking havoc on patient health

A close up photo of a male physician giving his female patient a knee injection.

<乌鸦传媒>PA Convicted of Fraud for Amniotic Fluid Shot Scheme

Ray Anthony Shoulders, PA, faces up to 240 years in prison

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<乌鸦传媒>New York Joins Local Governments in Erasing Billions in Medical Debt

But stronger policies are needed to stop debt at its source

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<乌鸦传媒>How Much Do Physicians Really Know About FDA Drug and Device Regulation?

More education is clearly needed

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<乌鸦传媒>Value-Based Care: Filling Critical Gaps in Care and Clinician Leadership

One Chicago health plan has come up with a unique program for doctors just starting out

<乌鸦传媒>Why Measles Keeps Popping Up in Pockets of the U.S.

Paul Offit, MD, on the history of the MMR vaccine and the lasting legacy of COVID

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

<乌鸦传媒>King Charles Admitted; ADHD Drug Recalled; Minnesota Debates Doc-Assisted Suicide

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

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<乌鸦传媒>How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins?

Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities

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<乌鸦传媒>Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage?

MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Diagnoses Deadly Disease; Radiology's New AI Guidance; WHO Tackles LMMs

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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<乌鸦传媒>In Billboard Campaign, Physician Residents Say They're Exploited

Residents at University at Buffalo charge they're the lowest paid in the entire state

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<乌鸦传媒>Making the Case for Physician-Assisted Dying

Rohin Francis discusses "one of the most important ethical considerations in medicine"

A photo of a young woman celebrating and holding up a negative COVID test.

<乌鸦传媒>The Real COVID Isolation Headline That Nobody Is Picking Up On

Hint: It relates to you, California healthcare worker

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Ob/Gyn's Animal Cruelty Charges; Doc's Dark Web Murder-for-Hire; Retaliation Suit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Infusion Drug Mark-Ups Higher at Safety Net Hospitals

Study shows big difference in reimbursement-to-acquisition cost ratio versus private practice

A photo of a female healthcare worker wearing an N95 mask behind a face shield

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Pushes Back on HICPAC Infection Control Guidance, Asks for Clarification

Questions center on precautions against airborne pathogens, use of N95s in healthcare settings

A photo of a female physician holding a mammogram and filling out a form.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Adding an AI Readout to Mammography Worth It?

Women would have to pay out-of-pocket, as reimbursement is a long way off

<乌鸦传媒>New Federal Health Agency Sets Bold Goals

Changing rural health delivery, perfecting whole eye transplants among ARPA-H's aims

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<乌鸦传媒>Few Women in Abortion Ban States Terminate Rape-Related Pregnancies

Researchers suggest exceptions don't work for rape survivors

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