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<乌鸦传媒>Abortion Rights Opponents, Supporters Seize on Report That Trump Pushes 16-Week Ban

Trump's campaign called the report "fake news"

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<乌鸦传媒>States Target Health Insurers' Red Tape Around Prior Authorization

Pending bills in multiple states include policies backed by the AMA

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<乌鸦传媒>VA Can Be a Leader in Healthcare AI, Lawmakers Say

But the department must balance innovation with a measured approach

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<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety at House Hearing

Purpose of CDC's VAERS reporting system debated

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortages

Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions"

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Post-Mortem: What Really Killed 5 Presidents?

In honor of Presidents Day, we examine several still-debated early presidential deaths

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<乌鸦传媒>'Humbling, Exhausting, Exhilarating': The Life of AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld

Some of the most meaningful experiences happen in unexpected places, he says

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<乌鸦传媒>Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Says

Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Changing COVID Isolation Recs; Former PM Opts for Euthanasia; Plant-Based Diets

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

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<乌鸦传媒>State Reports Human Plague Case; Lloyd Austin Admitted Again; Man Dies Mid-Flight

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agencies

SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientists

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Thrash Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S.

Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed "corrupt" system, well-paid lobbyists

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden's Memory Lapses; Pharmacist Dies on the Job; Arrested for Brain Bleed?

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Schools Push Back on 'March-In' Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices

But Dems, FTC pledge support, offer recommendations to bolster guidance

<乌鸦传媒>Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies

Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill

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<乌鸦传媒>Fauci Will Reflect on Long Government Career in Upcoming Book

"On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" will be published in June

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<乌鸦传媒>Trader Joe's Food Alert; DEA Reverses Decision; Going Maskless Is Not Free Speech

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Small Decline Seen in Ob/Gyn Residency Applications in Abortion Ban States

Analysis of ERAS data reveals no differences in signaling, though

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<乌鸦传媒>To Fix Drug Shortages, Bring Manufacturing Home, Experts Say

Onshoring and "near-shoring" of drug manufacturing could help, as would transparency

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<乌鸦传媒>Ex-Doctor Charged With Manslaughter; NIH Subpoenaed; Social Cost of Obesity Drugs

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

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Mulls Which Devices Are Critical in a Public Health Emergency

"If we have a thermonuclear war, all I need is a scalpel," one panel member said

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<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>Simone Gold Reprimanded by California's Medical Board

She must repay $26K in costs recovery and take courses in ethics and professionalism

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<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>The Green New Deal for Health Should Not Be Kept a Secret

The legislative package has great potential for climate, health, and economic benefits

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Effects of Extreme Heat, Wildfire Smoke Worse When Combined

And the negative effects harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most

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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

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<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>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>Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers, CDC Study Says

Health risks now more firmly established, but study falls short of being definitive

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<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

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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

<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>White House Pharmacy a Mess; Doctor Dies in Avalanche; Gene Therapy for Deafness

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Abortion Laws Tied to Anxiety and Depression in Women

After Dobbs, women ages 18 and 45 in trigger states had a greater increase in these symptoms

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