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A photo of a female lab technician using a pipette in a laboratory.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Its Oversight

Agency will treat lab-developed tests the same as other in vitro diagnostics

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<乌鸦传媒>Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers

Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates

FDA APPROVED Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold system over a computer rendering of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>Dissolving Stent Approved for Peripheral Artery Disease Below the Knee

The Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold is indicated for chronic limb-threatening ischemia

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<乌鸦传媒>Philips to Pay Over $1 Billion to Resolve Lawsuits Over Sleep Apnea Devices

Payout includes medical monitoring claims from patients who used company's CPAP, BiPAP machines

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<乌鸦传媒>FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Healthcare Price Fixing

Algorithms have ushered in a new era of pricing

FDA APPROVED mavorixafor (Xolremdi) over a photo of warts on a woman鈥檚 hand.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves First Drug for WHIM Syndrome

CXCR4 antagonist mavorixafor effectively boosts neutrophils and lymphocytes to reduce infections

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<乌鸦传媒>Dozens of Deaths Show Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police

The practice has spread but is built on questionable science

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Second Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B

One dose of fidanacogene elaparvovec proved noninferior to standard prophylactic factor IX

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

<乌鸦传媒>Fauci to Testify; Doctor Survives Medical Plane Crash; Congressman Dies

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A photo of an abortion chair in a hospital clinic.

<乌鸦传媒>Supreme Court Justices Appear Divided on EMTALA Case

Issue centers around an Idaho abortion ban with no exception for the pregnant person's health

A photo of buprenorphine stacked in a pharmacy.

<乌鸦传媒>Nixing the X Waiver Hasn't Yet Vastly Expanded Buprenorphine Access

The change boosted the number of prescribers, but only modestly increased new prescriptions

The words Urinary Tract Infection on a piece of paper covered with pills.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves New Option for Uncomplicated UTIs in Women

Antibiotic widely used in other countries now available in the U.S.

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<乌鸦传媒>USDA Updates Rules for School Meals That Limit Added Sugars for the First Time

Aim is to improve nutrition and align with U.S. dietary guidelines

Cows are seen at a dairy in California

<乌鸦传媒>Remnants of Bird Flu Virus Found in Pasteurized Milk, FDA Says

Agency stressed that the material is inactivated

FDA APPROVED tovorafenib (Ojemda) over a CT scan of a glioma.

<乌鸦传媒>New Targeted Drug Approved for Low-Grade Glioma in Kids

First systemic therapy for pediatric patients with BRAF rearrangements

A photo of a nurses hand on the shoulder of a senior man sitting in a wheelchair.

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Rule

Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says

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<乌鸦传媒>A Closer Look at EMTALA, the Law at the Center of Supreme Court Abortion Arguments

Law requires doctors to stabilize or treat any patient who shows up at an emergency department

FDA APPROVED nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln (Anktiva) over a computer rendering of bladder cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs First IL-15 Receptor Agonist for Early Bladder Cancer

Novel immunotherapy induced complete responses in 62% of patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC

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

<乌鸦传媒>How Trump Could Reshape Healthcare; E. Coli Alert; Does Doctor's Gender Matter?

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare Data

"One thing Dobbs did not take away, and that is the right of Americans to their privacy"

A computer rendering of tweezers attaching a microchip to a brain.

<乌鸦传媒>Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady

The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks

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<乌鸦传媒>Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonous

"The trail to find the source has now gone cold"

FDA RECALL HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 over a photo of the HeartMate 3 device on an anatomical heart model.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Recall comes years after issues were first raised

FDA APPROVED alectinib (Alecensa) over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Alectinib Lands FDA Approval for Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC

The ALK inhibitor reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy

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<乌鸦传媒>NEJM Begins Limiting Access for Certain News Organizations

Outlets focused on physicians won't be able to review papers in advance of publication

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<乌鸦传媒>EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroom

It's happening even though there are federal mandates that women be treated

A screenshot of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Becerra Gets Sharp Questions From All Sides at Budget Hearing

House members cite lack of action and funding on physician payment reform and other issues

FDA APPROVED pegulicianine (LumiSight) over a photo of the product.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Greenlights Imaging Agent to Detect Residual Cancer After Lumpectomy

Pegulicianine used with an approved imaging system achieved overall diagnostic accuracy of 84%

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

<乌鸦传媒>Science Journals Under Fire; Infusion System Recall; Visual Impairment and Suicide

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

FDA RECALL Obsidio Conformable Embolic over a computer rendering of the product.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Slaps Embolization Device With Class I Recall After Deaths

Increased bowel ischemia risk when Obsidio Embolic is used for lower GI bleeds

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<乌鸦传媒>Why an ALS Drug Was Pulled From the Market

Topline data show where sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol fell short

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<乌鸦传媒>Could Francis Collins's Prostate Cancer Story Deter Men From Active Surveillance?

Experts suggest his apparent situation is rare

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<乌鸦传媒>Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutions

Ruling marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue

A photo of Adam Bruggeman, MD speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman

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<乌鸦传媒>The H5N1 Outbreak Is Not a Test Run, It's a Warning Shot

A true public health success would be preventing the virus from further adapting to humans

A screenshot of Frank Pallone speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?

Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing

A photo of a female osteopathic physician working on her female patient.

<乌鸦传媒>The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boards

Their main concern is that their scope of practice would be "trampled"

A photo of President Joe Biden listening to Shia al-Sudani in the Oval Office of the White House.

<乌鸦传媒>White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemics

President Biden asking for $1.2 billion for global health safety efforts

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<乌鸦传媒>The 340B Program Isn't Going Anywhere, Lawmaker Tells Hospital Executives

Rep says it's a great program that helps rural areas, and needs to continue

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