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<乌鸦传媒>No Medicare Payment Hike Needed for Docs in 2023, MedPAC Says

Beneficiaries seem to have adequate access to care, and few physicians are dropping out

FDA APPROVED Generic of Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol with woman using inhaler.

<乌鸦传媒>First Generic OK'd for Popular Asthma, COPD Inhaler

FDA approves Mylan's Symbicort copy, reflecting agency's commitment to "increase competition"

FDA WARNING Renuvion/J-Plasma Device over photos of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns on Using Surgical Device for Aesthetic Skin Procedures

Agency details potentially life-threatening adverse events with plasma-generating device

FDA APPROVED olaparib (Lynparza) over a computer rendering of a tumor in a woman鈥檚 transparent breast

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs PARP Inhibitor as Adjuvant Therapy in Early Breast Cancer

Olaparib (Lynparza) approved for high-risk patients with germline BRCA mutations

A computer rendered info graphic describing sepsis.

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fire

Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say

A computer rendering of a man in a suit looking at a document while standing on top of and surrounded by tall stacks of paper

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Begins Releasing Pfizer COVID Vax Documents

Court-ordered release runs risk of "cherry picking and taking things out of context"

A photo of a teen male in a hospital bed laughing with a male nurse

<乌鸦传媒>End to Public Health Emergency Is Bad News for Millions on Medicaid

Coverage losses are likely to hit children particularly hard

A photo of Doctor Simone Gold over a photo of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol building.

<乌鸦传媒>Simone Gold Reaches Plea Deal on Capitol Insurrection Charge

Controversial America's Frontline Doctors founder pleaded guilty to one of five criminal counts

A screenshot of the White House Covid Response Team briefing.

<乌鸦传媒>White House COVID Plan Stresses 'New Moment' in the Pandemic

Congressional funding necessary to step up access to treatment, enhanced surveillance

A photo of a bottle of Dr. Bronner鈥檚 Pure-Castile Soap next to a bath scrubber.

<乌鸦传媒>Dr. Bronner's Offering Its Workers Psychedelic Therapy Coverage

Soap company to cover ketamine-assisted therapy for employees with new industry nonprofit

A photo of a senior woman in a wheelchair in a nursing home hallway.

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Announces Steps to Improve Nursing Home Care

Measures include those aimed at increasing staffing and cutting down on unnecessary treatment

<乌鸦传媒>CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Model

Participants in current GPDC Direct Contracting must meet new equity and governance requirements

A screenshot of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Ketanji Brown Jackson during the press conference.

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Seat

Appeals court judge has a history of litigating for reproductive rights

A photo of a motion-blurred ambulance rushing to an emergency.

<乌鸦传媒>Costs Soaring for Ground Ambulance Transport

Surprise billing law doesn't apply to ambulance rides

Three children look out the window of a house in Gornyak, Ukraine, approximately 10 miles from the Donetsk frontlines.

<乌鸦传媒>Ukrainian Doctor's Family Lives Under Threat of War

Roksolana Vaskul, MD, says it's "surreal" to imagine her family under attack in Ukraine

A photo of a young Asian female physician in front of the American Flag.

<乌鸦传媒>Are There Too Many Foreign-Born Docs in the U.S.? Maybe, Maybe Not

Lawmakers' divide on the question evident at House hearing

A photo of a nurse's blue rubber gloved hand touching an IV drip bag in a hospital room

<乌鸦传媒>Thumbs Down for IV Tramadol, FDA Advisers Say

Delayed onset of pain relief remains a concern

A hand holding Senseonics continuous glucose monitor Eversense.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs 180-Day Implantable Continuous Glucose Monitor

Senseonics' Eversense E3 System approved for adults with diabetes

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Is a 'Right' for All Americans, Says Becerra

"We're missing the mark" on addressing health disparities, researchers agree

FDA SAFETY enteral feeding tubes over a photo of enteral feeding tubing, syringes, and jars of formula.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns of Strangulation Risk for Kids on Feeding Tubes

Two toddlers died after being found with enteral feeding systems' tubing around their necks

A photo of a sad woman sitting on the floor in her house, head in hands.

<乌鸦传媒>Mental Health Crisis Demands Better Coverage, Worker Pay, Experts Tell House

Advocates argue for workforce incentives, peer involvement, and closing Medicare coverage gaps

FDA SAFETY over a photo of a bottle of Ukoniq tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Concerned About Safety of Lymphoma Drug

Hint of excess mortality in trial of umbralisib/ublituximab prompts public notice

FDA APPROVED cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion (Restasis) generic over a photo of a woman using eye drops

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves First Generic of Restasis for Dry Eye

A new option for those affected by keratoconjunctivitis sicca

FDA APPROVED Moderna COVID vaccine (Spikevax) over a photo of a vial of Spikevax

<乌鸦传媒>Another COVID Vaccine Garners Full FDA Approval

Moderna's Spikevax approved for adults ages 18 and up

A box of BinaxNOW rapid tests next to other products in a medicine cabinet in a home.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Patients Can't Get Their At-Home COVID Test Kits Covered -- Yet

But CMS says it's working to provide that coverage

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Announces $103 Million in Grants to Address Health Worker Burnout

"I am 27 years old and just praying I can get through every shift"

A female physician fits a blood pressure cuff onto the arm of a man with down syndrome

<乌鸦传媒>Are We Equipped to Care for People With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities?

Low accreditation standards are contributing to health disparities

FDA APPROVED abrocitinib (Cibinqo), upadacitinib (Rinvoq) over a photo of a persons hands with atopic dermatitis

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Two Oral JAK Inhibitors for Refractory Atopic Dermatitis

Once-daily abrocitinib and upadacitinib join topical ruxolitinib in expanding AD market

A bottle of Gleevec next to a bottle of generic Imatinib Mesylate Tablets

<乌鸦传媒>Growing Controversy Over 'Skinny' Labeling for Generic Drugs

What's at stake in legal battles over patent-avoiding approval pathway for generics

UK public advertising campaign posters which read: GET BOOSTED NOW

<乌鸦传媒>(When) to Boost or Not to Boost, That Is the Question

Countless complex questions remain

A portrait of a male physician covering his mouth.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices?

Milton Packer wonders why physicians are struggling to get their priorities straight

A female healthcare worker in full protective gear holds a swab to the camera in her blue rubber gloved hand

<乌鸦传媒>Nose or Throat: What鈥檚 Best for a COVID Test?

Early data support saliva testing, but it might be too early to tell

A photo of stretch marks called striae seen in a patient with Cushing鈥檚 syndrome

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome Treatment

Recorlev reduced and normalized cortisol levels in clinical studies

<乌鸦传媒>Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccination

The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta

An illustration depicting Alzheimer鈥檚 disease with amyloid plaques forming between neurons

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Drugs Race to FDA

After aducanumab, drug companies pivot to use the accelerated approval pathway

A healthcare worker in full protective gear holds a vial of the Novavax vaccine in their blue rubber gloved hand

<乌鸦传媒>What Happened to the Novavax Vaccine?

As mRNA vaccines saturate the U.S. market, is there room for another?

A close up shot of a nurse鈥檚 blue rubber gloved hand about to drop a vial of morphine sulfate into a pocket of their scrubs

<乌鸦传媒>'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems?

Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic

A bottle of Fluvoxamine Maleate tablets over a computer rendering of COVID viruses

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA

Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19

A close up of a male healthcare worker wearing a protective mask with his rubber gloved hands on his head

<乌鸦传媒>Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take?

As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time?

FDA APPROVED tralokinumab (Adbry) over a photo of a patients hand with atopic dermatitis held by a doctors blue gloved hand.

<乌鸦传媒>IL-13 Inhibitor Approved for Adults With Atopic Dermatitis

Significantly greater lesion clearance with tralokinumab in placebo-controlled studies

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