<ѻý>Arizona Lawmakers Vote to Undo Near-Total Abortion Banѻý> Democratic governor is expected to sign the bill into law May 01, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Says Dairy Products Like Cottage Cheese Are Safeѻý> No culturable H5N1 virus detected in milk products; no virus in infant formula, either May 01, 2024
<ѻý>House Members Grill Coronavirus Researcher on Involvement With Wuhan Labѻý> Peter Daszak, PhD, was also asked about gain-of-function research and lack of transparency May 01, 2024
<ѻý>UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattackѻý> "A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says May 01, 2024
<ѻý>Trump Says States Should Decide on Prosecuting Women for Abortionsѻý> Former president has no comment on the abortion pill May 01, 2024
<ѻý>FTC Challenges 'Bogus' Patents on Ozempic and Other Drugsѻý> Patents block competition and inflate prescription drug cost, says FTC chair May 01, 2024
<ѻý>House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearingѻý> "This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee May 01, 2024
<ѻý>DEA Will Move to Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift, Sources Sayѻý> Move would not legalize marijuana for recreational use Apr 30, 2024
<ѻý>CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areasѻý> Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Its Oversightѻý> Agency will treat lab-developed tests the same as other in vitro diagnostics Apr 29, 2024
<ѻý>Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centersѻý> Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
<ѻý>FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Healthcare Price Fixingѻý> Algorithms have ushered in a new era of pricing Apr 29, 2024
<ѻý>Dozens of Deaths Show Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Policeѻý> The practice has spread but is built on questionable science Apr 27, 2024
<ѻý>White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettesѻý> Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently Apr 26, 2024
<ѻý>Fauci to Testify; Doctor Survives Medical Plane Crash; Congressman Diesѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Apr 25, 2024
<ѻý>Supreme Court Justices Appear Divided on EMTALA Caseѻý> Issue centers around an Idaho abortion ban with no exception for the pregnant person's health Apr 24, 2024
<ѻý>Nixing the X Waiver Hasn't Yet Vastly Expanded Buprenorphine Accessѻý> The change boosted the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased new prescriptions Apr 24, 2024
<ѻý>USDA Updates Rules for School Meals That Limit Added Sugars for the First Timeѻý> Aim is to improve nutrition and align with U.S. dietary guidelines Apr 24, 2024
<ѻý>CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Ruleѻý> Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says Apr 23, 2024
<ѻý>A Closer Look at EMTALA, the Law at the Center of Supreme Court Abortion Argumentsѻý> Law requires doctors to stabilize or treat any patient who shows up at an emergency department Apr 23, 2024
<ѻý>How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter?ѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Apr 23, 2024
<ѻý>HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare Dataѻý> "One thing Dobbs did not take away, and that is the right of Americans to their privacy" Apr 22, 2024
<ѻý>Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonousѻý> "The trail to find the source has now gone cold" Apr 22, 2024
<ѻý>NEJM Begins Limiting Access for Certain News Organizationsѻý> Outlets focused on physicians won't be able to review papers in advance of publication Apr 19, 2024
<ѻý>EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroomѻý> It's happening even though there are federal mandates that women be treated Apr 19, 2024
<ѻý>Becerra Gets Sharp Questions From All Sides at Budget Hearingѻý> House members cite lack of action and funding on physician payment reform and other issues Apr 18, 2024
<ѻý>Could Francis Collins's Prostate Cancer Story Deter Men From Active Surveillance?ѻý> Experts suggest his apparent situation is rare Apr 17, 2024
<ѻý>Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutionsѻý> Ruling marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue Apr 17, 2024
<ѻý>Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattackѻý> Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman Apr 16, 2024
<ѻý>Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?ѻý> Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing Apr 16, 2024
<ѻý>The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boardsѻý> Their main concern is that their scope of practice would be "trampled" Apr 16, 2024
<ѻý>White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemicsѻý> President Biden asking for $1.2 billion for global health safety efforts Apr 16, 2024
<ѻý>The 340B Program Isn't Going Anywhere, Lawmaker Tells Hospital Executivesѻý> Rep says it's a great program that helps rural areas, and needs to continue Apr 16, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Wrestles With Wide Variation in Generic Rx Prices, Availabilityѻý> Commissioners baffled by factors affecting Part D drug prices Apr 15, 2024
<ѻý>Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuseѻý> Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS Apr 14, 2024 video
<ѻý>CMS Officials Pressed on Catheter Fraud Issue at Accountable Care Meetingѻý> "We just kindly ask that you address the issue with higher urgency," said one ACO member Apr 12, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Chief Blasted for Infant Formula Crisis Response, COVID Vaccinesѻý> Republican lawmakers questioned why the agency is "failing to do the bare minimum" Apr 12, 2024
<ѻý>Francis Collins Discloses His 'Aggressive' Prostate Cancer Diagnosisѻý> Former NIH director said he went public to "share lifesaving information" Apr 12, 2024
<ѻý>A Fourth of People Dropped From Medicaid Still Aren't Insuredѻý> "States who want to cover their citizens are going to have to do a lot of work to get them back" Apr 12, 2024
<ѻý>More Medicare $$ Needed to Pay Docs for Treating the Chronically Ill, Senators Toldѻý> Payment codes are underused because "the cost of billing them is itself unprofitable" Apr 12, 2024