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<乌鸦传媒>It Was a Tumultuous Year for Simone Gold and America's Frontline Doctors

After an attempted coup, Gold holds on to AFLDS; she's also suing California's medical board

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Are Lucky Cigna Dropped Its Plans to Buy Humana

But Washington should prepare now for the next major merger announcement

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

<乌鸦传媒>Ketamine and Chronic Pain; Ivermectin Lawsuit and Public Health; JN.1 Keeps Growing

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

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<乌鸦传媒>988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviews

But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Deep Flaws in FDA's Device Oversight, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits, Records

"What is the threshold for the FDA to step in and do something?"

FDA APPROVED eplontersen (Wainua) over a computer rendering of amyloidosis

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves New Agent for Nerve Pain From Rare Inherited Disease

Eplontersen gets a nod for polyneuropathy from hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis

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<乌鸦传媒>Beware of Fake Ozempic, FDA Warns

Agency seized thousands of counterfeit units already

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Transparency Rule Has Benefits, but Is Limited, Experts Suggest

Rule aims to make algorithms more fair

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns of Unapproved Fat-Dissolving Injections

Users have experienced permanent scars, infections

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Official Blasts Ladapo's Claims About DNA Fragments in COVID Shots

Peter Marks called Florida surgeon general's mRNA vax criticism "misleading"

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Rejects Drug for Chronic Cough

Agency cites efficacy concerns in review of P2X3 receptor antagonist gefapixant

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

<乌鸦传媒>'Medicare for All' Candidate in 2024; Exploding MRI Machine; Doc Convicted of Murder

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

FDA APPROVED AvertD test over a photo of the product.

<乌鸦传媒>First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDA

Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain

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<乌鸦传媒>Bronchoscopes Recalled Over Burns, Fires in Patients' Airways

Reports involved Olympus scopes used during high-frequency cauterization while supplying oxygen

FDA APPROVED Birch triterpenes (Filsuvez) over a photo of a little girl affected by epidermolysis bullosa

<乌鸦传媒>Topical Treatment for Epidermolysis Bullosa Wins FDA Approval

Significantly more wounds healed within 45 days with birch triterpenes gel than with control gel

<乌鸦传媒>Extend Landmark PEPFAR Program Now

Saving lives is more important than politics

FDA APPROVED enfortumab vedotin-ejfv (Padcev) + pembrolizumab (Keytruda) over a computer rendering of bladder cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves New First-Line Standard of Care in Bladder Cancer

Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab doubled survival as compared with chemotherapy

FDA approved belzutifan (Welireg) over a computer rendering 0f a tumor on a kidney.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves Belzutifan for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

HIF-2 inhibitor indicated for patients who progress after immunotherapy and anti-VEGF

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Announces Moves to Cut Drug Prices

Lower drug copays for Medicare enrollees, price concessions for new COVID treatments spotlighted

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts Highlight Drug Overdose Deaths Among Seniors During Senate Hearing

Early CDC data suggest the problem is worsening

FDA APPROVED travoprost intracameral implant (iDose TR) over a computer rendering of the device

<乌鸦传媒>Implant for Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma Gets FDA Green Light

A single travoprost implant proved noninferior to timolol eye drops, with good safety

FDA APPROVED PulseSelect PFA system over a photo of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>First Pulsed Field Ablation Catheter Approved for Afib

Device is the first of a new class of non-thermal ablation catheters to get FDA's blessing

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts, Lawmakers Explore Downside of Drug-Price Negotiation

Stifled innovation, reduced access suggested as future challenges

FDA approved oral eflornithine (Iwilfin) over a computer rendering of a tumor of the adrenal gland.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Maintenance Option for High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Eflornithine approved to reduce relapse risk in both kids and adults

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Spending Rose 4.1% in 2022, Government Report Says

But spending on physician and clinical services grew more slowly, at 2.7%

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Looks to States for Help Reining in Gun Violence

"No single city, state, or federal agency has a monopoly on good ideas," says official

<乌鸦传媒>Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Network

Live transactions on the new network have already begun

<乌鸦传媒>The FDA's Inequitable Conduct Problem

Study finds that about half of all inequitable conduct cases were for FDA-regulated products

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<乌鸦传媒>A Closer Look at the Approval of CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

This landmark event brings up broader considerations and implications for other diseases

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers Haven't Bounced Back After Pandemic

Overseas inspections "well below" pre-pandemic surveillance

FDA APPROVED exagamglogene autotemcel (Casgevy) and lovotibeglogene autotemcel (Lyfgenia) over an image of a sickle cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Milestone Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease Greenlit by FDA

Casgevy and Lyfgenia approved for one-time treatment of sickle cell disease

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Clinicians

Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Says It Can Seize Certain Drug Patents to Lower Prices

Draft plan announced along with new efforts against anti-competitive healthcare mergers

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Clears First At-Home Kit for Artificial Insemination

Intravaginal device was deemed "substantially equivalent" to clinically used intrauterine device

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<乌鸦传媒>GOP Presidential Candidates Spar Over Transgender Care and Fentanyl Policy

The Affordable Care Act and healthcare competition also were discussed at the final GOP debate

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challenge

Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages?

FDA APPROVED iptacopan (Fabhalta) over a computer rendering of damaged red blood cells.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves Oral Factor B Inhibitor for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Iptacopan tops C5 Inhibitors for sustained hemoglobin levels, eliminating need for transfusion

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<乌鸦传媒>Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policy

Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say

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

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Set Home on Fire? High Blood Pressure in Couples; WHO: Raise Alcohol, Soda Taxes

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

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

<乌鸦传媒>Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announced

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

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