<ѻý>New PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for Esophageal Cancerѻý> Tislelizumab improved median OS from 6.3 months with chemotherapy to 8.6 months Mar 15, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Approves First-Ever Drug for Serious Liver Conditionѻý> Resmetirom indicated for NASH patients with liver scarring Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>England's NHS Clinics No Longer Offering Puberty Blockers to Trans Youthѻý> Final policy will allow prescriptions only via clinical trials, or for existing patients Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Panel Endorses Imetelstat for MDS-Related Anemiaѻý> By 12-2 vote, members find improvement in transfusion independence outweighs risk Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>Republican Senators Blast Biden's Proposed HHS Budgetѻý> At issue were the exclusion of PBM reform, and nursing home, Title X funding requirements Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>Early Death Risk Muddies Risk-Benefit Assessment of CAR-T Therapies for Myelomaѻý> FDA advisory panel to weigh the evidence for cilta-cel, ide-cel in day-long meeting Mar 14, 2024
<ѻý>Pediatrics Taxed in This Year's Match With 249 Unfilled Positionsѻý> Unfilled positions were spread across more than 60 pediatric residency programs Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>Lawmakers Quibble Over Whether Telehealth Should Be Cheaper Than In-Person Visitsѻý> Lawmakers, witnesses disagree on the answer at a House hearing on home healthcare Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>Gender-Affirming Care Messages Leaked; Docs Doxxed for Oxy? HCQ Doc's Work Retractedѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>Don't Drive on These Meds; Darryl Strawberry's Heart Attack; CDC Airport Screeningѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Mar 13, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Staff Cast Doubt on Novel Drug for MDS-Related Anemiaѻý> Agency asking its advisors if benefits outweigh risks for patients who fail on standard treatment Mar 12, 2024
<ѻý>HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposalѻý> Another goal of FY 2025 budget is to protect reproductive healthcare, behavioral health workforce Mar 12, 2024
<ѻý>Asked to Clear Up Abortion Bans, GOP Leaders Blame Confusion on Docs, Misinfoѻý> Doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dangerously unclear Mar 12, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Wrestles With How to Fix Deep Flaws in Medicare Advantage Quality Metricsѻý> Comparing MA plans with fee-for-service quality called "a hornet's nest" Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Goodѻý> A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
<ѻý>Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformationѻý> "It's OK to say that you didn't get it right the first time. Science is a process of evolution." Mar 11, 2024 video
<ѻý>Are Regulators Finally Waking Up to the Threat That Is UnitedHealth Group?ѻý> Anti-competitive practices harm patients, providers, and the economy Mar 09, 2024
<ѻý>Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movementѻý> "You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health" Mar 08, 2024 video
<ѻý>The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balanceѻý> A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs Mar 08, 2024
<ѻý>Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Unionѻý> President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom" Mar 08, 2024
<ѻý>Trump-Obama Doc's Bad Behavior; Alzheimer's Drug Delayed; Death After Testicle Kickѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Mar 08, 2024
<ѻý>First-Line Nivolumab Plus Chemo Approved for Bladder Cancerѻý> Combination reduced risk of death by 22% Mar 07, 2024
<ѻý>Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launchedѻý> Federal agencies invite public comments Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare a Big Contributor to the Broken Health Payment System, Senators Toldѻý> Use of "hybrid" payment model urged Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitorѻý> Dexcom's Stelo system available without a prescription by the summer Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>FDA OKs First Interchangeable Biosimilars for Denosumabѻý> New products will carry all the same indications as Prolia and Xgeva, though launch date unclear Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>Man Gets 217 COVID Shots; 'Parrot Fever' Deaths; Biden Graded on Health Issuesѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>Most Doc Groups Unhappy With Proposed Congressional Budget Dealѻý> Measure would restore some, but not all, of the cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Says Eating Yogurt May Reduce Diabetes Riskѻý> Products will be allowed to carry claims as long as they don't mislead consumers Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>Zyn Nicotine Pouches Are All Over TikTok, Sparking Debateѻý> Experts wrestle with their potential benefits and risks Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>FDA OKs Amivantamab as First-Line Lung Cancer Treatmentѻý> Bispecific drug lands full approval for NSCLCs with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>Obama CMS Chief: Medicare Advantage Plans Game the Systemѻý> Don Berwick says MA growth "should be slowed or stopped" Mar 01, 2024
<ѻý>MedPod Today: Are MA 'Extras' Used? USMLE Cheating Scandal; Keto for Mental Healthѻý> ѻý reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Mar 01, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>FDA Using AI in Drug Surveillance; Health Systems Move Ahead With AI; RAISE Guidanceѻý> A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Feb 29, 2024
<ѻý>Biden's Physical Results; Weight Loss Implant Tested; Richard Lewis Diesѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 29, 2024
<ѻý>Biden 'Continues to Be Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Saysѻý> "Nothing different than last year," president says after undergoing annual physical Feb 29, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Announces End to 'Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Food Packagingѻý> PFAS chemicals have been tied to a number of health issues Feb 28, 2024
<ѻý>Monthly U.S. Abortions About the Same as Before Roe Was Overturned, Report Findsѻý> #WeCount report says numbers down in states with bans, up in states without Feb 28, 2024
<ѻý>Biden's Annual Physical Results Will Be Closely Watched as Election Nearsѻý> Last year, doctors declared Biden "healthy, vigorous" and "fit" Feb 28, 2024
<ѻý>Abdominal Fat and Dementia; Mask Ban Lawsuit Tossed; FDA Rejects Psych Drugѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 28, 2024