<ѻý>Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatmentѻý> Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities Jun 28, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Must Do More to Stop Youth Vaping, House Members Sayѻý> "The alternative is going to be years and years of delay," says Democratic representative Jun 23, 2021
<ѻý>Healthcare Part of White House Plan for Preventing Gun Violenceѻý> Intervention programs aim to help likely perpetrators "get their lives on a different track" Jun 23, 2021
<ѻý>AMA Punts on Vaccine Strategy for Immigrantsѻý> Also asks for more in-depth report on short-term medical trips, so-called 'voluntourism' Jun 18, 2021
<ѻý>AMA Debates Value of Natural Immunity to COVIDѻý> Should those who have had a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection receive vaccination credentials? Jun 17, 2021
<ѻý>SCOTUS Dismisses Threat to Obamacare Once Moreѻý> "If anybody's going to change the [ACA], it's going to have to be Congress," says legal expert Jun 17, 2021
<ѻý>AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Useѻý> Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness Jun 16, 2021
<ѻý>A National Task Force for Obesity? AMA Delegates Debate the Ideaѻý> Policy eyes reducing maternal mortality, COVID-19 deaths among minorities Jun 14, 2021
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Debate Making Sex on Birth Certificate Privateѻý> Also discuss improving doc access to tools to identify youth at "imminent risk" for suicide Jun 13, 2021
<ѻý>Investigation of Patient Death Finds Deficient Care at VA Hospitalѻý> Emergency department triage may have resulted in delay in care Jun 10, 2021
<ѻý>Congress Wrestles Over How to Hold Sackler Family Accountableѻý> Without a legal fix, OxyContin makers would evade responsibility for untold deaths, say Dems Jun 09, 2021
<ѻý>Two HHS Nominees Have Fairly Easy Time at Senate Hearingѻý> Opioid crisis, drug supply chain among senators' concerns Jun 08, 2021
<ѻý>Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming'ѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
<ѻý>What Drives COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Moms?ѻý> Social pressures, misinformation are at play Jun 02, 2021
<ѻý>Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequitiesѻý> Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway May 25, 2021 video
<ѻý>Nurses Union Blasts 'Dangerous' CDC Mask Guidanceѻý> NNU charges CDC used unreliable data and disregarded variant threat, low vaccination rates May 20, 2021
<ѻý>House Dems Grill Emergent Execs Over Spoiled J&J Dosesѻý> Mixed-up ingredients, wasted taxpayer dollars, potential insider training? May 20, 2021
<ѻý>New Rules for Some Medicare ACOs Are No Good, Say Healthcare Groupsѻý> Letter seeks a 3-year delay for reporting new quality measures May 12, 2021
<ѻý>Indian Variant a Global Risk; Good News on U.S. Cases; Baylor Expert Gets Threatsѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine May 11, 2021
<ѻý>ED Docs Split Over Fentanyl Analogue Schedule 1 Extensionѻý> Will it save lives or prevent drug users from seeking help? May 04, 2021
<ѻý>CMS Rules for Insurers Punt on Drug Copay Reliefѻý> "Really disappointing" that payment notice didn't even mention these cards, coupons Apr 30, 2021
<ѻý>Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicareѻý> Requirements for two spinal procedures set to take effect July 1 Apr 20, 2021
<ѻý>NIH Reverses Ban on Federally Funded Fetal Tissue Researchѻý> Announcement praised by House Democrats, panned by anti-abortion groups Apr 19, 2021
<ѻý>FTC Hits Chiropractor for Violating COVID Consumer Protection Lawѻý> Eric Nepute, DC, is first person charged under law enacted in January, faces potential fine Apr 18, 2021
<ѻý>Should 'X-Waiver' Be Nixed?ѻý> Relaxing "bupe" training requirement is last thing Congress should do, says GOP doc Apr 16, 2021
<ѻý>ACIP Punts on J&J COVID Vaccineѻý> CDC advisors back continued "pause" until more data available Apr 14, 2021
<ѻý>CDC Issues Health Advisory on J&J Shot; Pfizer Ramps Up; STDs at All-Time Highѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Apr 14, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Temporarily Lifts Restriction on Abortion Pillѻý> Allows clinicians to dispense mifepristone via telehealth during the pandemic Apr 13, 2021
<ѻý>Doc Faces Charges for Misusing $300K in COVID Reliefѻý> Francis Joseph, MD, spent funds on travel and home improvements, federal prosecutors say Apr 13, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: We All Agree Hospital Consolidation Needs More Oversightѻý> HHS Secretary Becerra's confirmation offers a rare opportunity for bipartisan action Apr 04, 2021
<ѻý>Redfield: COVID-19 Was in Wuhan in September or October 2019ѻý> Former CDC director also tells CNN that the virus likely escaped from a lab Mar 29, 2021
<ѻý>Novel Device OK'd to Treat MS Gait Deficitsѻý> Tongue stimulator generates pulses to combat ataxia Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nodѻý> Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Panel Unhappy With Novel OA Pain Drugѻý> Latest setback for troubled osteoarthritis biologic Mar 25, 2021
<ѻý>VA's Medical Supply Chain Needs Reform, Lawmakers Toldѻý> Agency is still using manual spreadsheets to track some supplies Mar 25, 2021
<ѻý>What to Make of That Danish Reinfection Study?ѻý> Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses the findings and their takeaway Mar 25, 2021 video
<ѻý>Senate Confirms Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General, Againѻý> This will be Murthy's second time around in the job Mar 24, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Fraud Is Rampant in Medicare Advantageѻý> Enforcing the False Claims Act can help Mar 13, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisisѻý> Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment Mar 06, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Warns Mercola for Selling Bogus COVID Treatmentsѻý> Controversial physician in trouble for claims about vitamin C, vitamin D, and quercetin products Mar 05, 2021