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

<乌鸦传媒>McConnell's Medical Report; Mask Mandate War Brews; OTC Naloxone Hits Stores

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

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

<乌鸦传媒>Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancer

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

<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots

Three 乌鸦传媒 reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters

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

<乌鸦传媒>McConnell Speculation; Army Doc Charged; Ice Cream Recall Over Listeria Concerns

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Announces $450M for Drug Overdose Treatment, Prevention

Money includes grants for increasing access to naloxone

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

<乌鸦传媒>McConnell Freezes Again; Lead & Cadmium in Weed Users; OTC Narcan Coming Soon

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control

Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations

Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Facing Challenges Attracting Practices to Value-Based Payment Models

Specialty practices say the current models often don't work for them

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<乌鸦传媒>It's Time to Reform the Mysterious PBM System

Vertical integration and a lack of transparency are at the heart of the problem

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers

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<乌鸦传媒>How Do People Know What Health Information to Believe?

Funding health communication research can empower the public to make informed decisions

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care

Report finds even higher levels among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Patients Be Able to Hide Parts of Their Medical Record?

A proposed rule would let them do so, with the doctor's permission

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<乌鸦传媒>In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues

HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds

FDA APPROVED palovarotene (Sohonos) over a photo of a skeleton of a fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva sufferer.

<乌鸦传媒>First Therapy Approved for Ultra-Rare Bone Disorder

Oral retinoid lands indication for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

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<乌鸦传媒>Does Kratom Need Tighter Regulation?

Efforts to regulate or ban the drug have fizzled, leaving it in purgatory

<乌鸦传媒>What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change?

We talk with the new head of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce

Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices

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<乌鸦传媒>Laboring in 90 Degrees, Indoors: Workers Push for Action on Heat-Related Illness

Restaurant workers and others seeking relief through OSHA and Congress

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<乌鸦传媒>An Analysis of the Blizzard of Lawsuits to Block Drug-Price Negotiations

Industry is using the same old playbook

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<乌鸦传媒>In a Golden Age of Cancer Care, PBMs Are Holding Us Back

We must stop predatory and destructive behaviors

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<乌鸦传媒>Jeanne Marrazzo Chosen to Succeed Fauci as NIAID Director

Selection praised by infectious disease groups

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<乌鸦传媒>House Lawmakers Clash Over Gender-Affirming Care in Youth

Republicans say it causes long-term medical complications, Democrats say it's safe and effective

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<乌鸦传媒>Sen. McConnell Appears to Suffer Medical Incident During Press Conference

Senate minority leader stopped speaking abruptly, was briefly led away

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

<乌鸦传媒>Psychiatrist Held Patients Against Their Will? Patent Games; Abortion Paper Battle

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Is the U.S. Ready for a Nuclear Attack?

There's been a flurry of activity around medical countermeasures in the last year

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

<乌鸦传媒>3 Dead in Listeria Outbreak; Flea Bite Ends in Amputation; Mandy Cohen's CDC Plan

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearing

Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved

A photo of a man wearing headphones and reading a magazine in an infusion clinic.

<乌鸦传媒>Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything

But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Drug Czar Releases Plan to Combat Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl

Strategy involves a "whole-of-government" response, says Rahul Gupta

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<乌鸦传媒>Here Are This Year's Largest Physician Groups

Largest group employs nearly 14,000 doctors

<乌鸦传媒>Psychedelic Research: Experts React to FDA Draft Guidance

Feedback is mostly positive, but concerns arise around two-monitor recommendation

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<乌鸦传媒>I Am a Physician Face of Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court's ruling hurts, but still I have hope

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<乌鸦传媒>Threats to Democracy Are Threats to Health

This term, the Supreme Court brought some surprising, but good, news

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Director Post Will Require Senate Confirmation Starting in 2025

Change will increase the position's status but also has its downsides, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>What Has Mehmet Oz Been Up To?

Oz went silent on social media after losing his Senate race, but appears to be making a comeback

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<乌鸦传媒>Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Bladder Cancer Risk in Veterans

Increased risk described as "modest," and no association seen with aggressiveness of cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>The Next CDC Director Could Learn a Thing or Two From Warren Buffett

Restoring trust in the agency will require more than just science

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Hospitals Get Paid More Than Physician Practices for the Same Service?

Yes, because of their higher costs, said speakers at a hospital association event

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