<ѻý>FDA Authorized Florida's Drug Importation Plan. Naysayers Are Balking.ѻý> It's not an efficient solution Feb 24, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Approves Antibiotic Combination for Complicated UTIsѻý> Cefepime-enmetazobactam beat piperacillin-tazobactam in phase III study Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Prior Authorization?ѻý> Possibly, but "complete transparency" about its use would be needed, expert says Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>FDA OKs Device for Pediatric Kidney Injury Due to Sepsisѻý> The device was granted a Humanitarian Device Exemption approval Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>Faster Cures, More Genetic Treatments: A Q&A With NIH's Joni Rutterѻý> The NCATS Biomedical Data Translator is giving researchers ideas for new disease therapies Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>How Beneficiaries Really Feel About Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicareѻý> MA plans offer "extra benefits" but many go unused. Is Medicare Advantage really better? Feb 22, 2024
<ѻý>There's Still Time to Switch Medicare Advantage Plans This Yearѻý> Beneficiaries have until March 31 to find a new plan; doctors should check plans, too Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Sayѻý> Three-part discussion recommended Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Medication Abortion Via Telehealth Safe and Effective, Study Findsѻý> No difference in results between patients who received care via video vs secure text messaging Feb 20, 2024
<ѻý>Abortion Rights Opponents, Supporters Seize on Report That Trump Pushes 16-Week Banѻý> Trump's campaign called the report "fake news" Feb 20, 2024
<ѻý>States Target Health Insurers' Red Tape Around Prior Authorizationѻý> Pending bills in multiple states include policies backed by the AMA Feb 19, 2024
<ѻý>FDA OKs First Cellular Therapy for Melanomaѻý> Lifileucel approved as treatment for advanced melanoma after anti-PD-1 and targeted therapy Feb 16, 2024
<ѻý>First Drug OK'd for Reducing Allergic Reactions From Multiple Foodsѻý> 68% of patients who received omalizumab tolerated a single dose of peanut after 16-20 weeks Feb 16, 2024
<ѻý>Tepotinib Gains Full Approval for Metastatic NSCLCѻý> Agency converts accelerated approval for subset with MET exon 14 mutations Feb 16, 2024
<ѻý>VA Can Be a Leader in Healthcare AI, Lawmakers Sayѻý> But the department must balance innovation with a measured approach Feb 15, 2024
<ѻý>Lawmakers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety at House Hearingѻý> Purpose of CDC's VAERS reporting system debated Feb 15, 2024
<ѻý>COVID's Latest Adaptation: It Has Lulled Us to Sleepѻý> My doctor's refusal to prescribe "just-in-case" Paxlovid speaks volumes Feb 15, 2024
<ѻý>U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortagesѻý> Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions" Feb 15, 2024
<ѻý>White House Post-Mortem: What Really Killed 5 Presidents?ѻý> In honor of Presidents Day, we examine several still-debated early presidential deaths Feb 15, 2024
<ѻý>'Humbling, Exhausting, Exhilarating': The Life of AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeldѻý> Some of the most meaningful experiences happen in unexpected places, he says Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Approves First Drug for Severe Frostbiteѻý> Vasodilator iloprost significantly cut the risk of amputations in trial Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Advisors Nearly All Aboard the TriClip Train for Tricuspid Regurgitationѻý> Committee voted 13-1 that the benefits of the TEER device outweigh the risks in certain patients Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Mental Health Exemptions Emerge in Abortion Rights Initiatives on State Ballotsѻý> While proposals in other states specifically exclude the exception Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Saysѻý> Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>New First-Line Option for Pancreatic Cancer Approvedѻý> Liposomal irinotecan-based regimen gets FDA greenlight for metastatic disease Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>CDC Changing COVID Isolation Recs; Former PM Opts for Euthanasia; Plant-Based Dietsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitationѻý> Tricuspid valve repair system is up for advisory committee scrutiny on Tuesday Feb 12, 2024
<ѻý>Sleep Apnea Smartwatch Feature Gets FDA Authorizationѻý> Software is first of its kind to receive agency greenlight, set to roll out this year Feb 12, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Approves First Oral Option for Eosinophilic Esophagitisѻý> Fixed-duration course of corticosteroid indicated for patients 11 years and up Feb 12, 2024
<ѻý>State Reports Human Plague Case; Lloyd Austin Admitted Again; Man Dies Mid-Flightѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 12, 2024
<ѻý>Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agenciesѻý> SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientists Feb 10, 2024
<ѻý>Phenylephrine Sales Steady Before FDA Panel Called It Ineffectiveѻý> But reformulation of products containing OTC "decongestant" could affect the supply chain Feb 09, 2024
<ѻý>Senators Thrash Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S.ѻý> Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed "corrupt" system, well-paid lobbyists Feb 09, 2024
<ѻý>Treating the Tsetse's Curseѻý> A drug called fexinidazole deserves a heart-felt shout-out Feb 09, 2024
<ѻý>Biden's Memory Lapses; Pharmacist Dies on the Job; Arrested for Brain Bleed?ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 09, 2024
<ѻý>Medical Schools Push Back on 'March-In' Rights Plan to Lower Drug Pricesѻý> But Dems, FTC pledge support, offer recommendations to bolster guidance Feb 08, 2024
<ѻý>Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studiesѻý> Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill Feb 08, 2024
<ѻý>Fauci Will Reflect on Long Government Career in Upcoming Bookѻý> "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" will be published in June Feb 08, 2024
<ѻý>Trader Joe's Food Alert; DEA Reverses Decision; Going Maskless Is Not Free Speechѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Feb 08, 2024
<ѻý>Small Decline Seen in Ob/Gyn Residency Applications in Abortion Ban Statesѻý> Analysis of ERAS data reveals no differences in signaling, though Feb 07, 2024