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Palliative Care in the ED; Eyeing Risk Factors for Stroke

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Independent Surgeons Are Disappearing. Here's Why That Matters.

Private practices offer personalized care, expanded access, and physician autonomy

Jan 18, 2025
MedPAC Members Vote to Recommend Pay Hikes for Physicians and Hospitals

"Safety net" providers who serve low-income Medicare beneficiaries would get an extra pay bump

Jan 17, 2025
Ozempic/Wegovy and 14 Other Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

25 drugs chosen so far comprise about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs

Jan 17, 2025
Aortic Stenosis Outcomes Worsen With Cardiac Amyloidosis Also in the Picture

Dual diagnosis comes with increased risks of mortality, heart failure hospitalization

Jan 16, 2025
Ozempic/Wegovy and 14 Other Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

25 drugs chosen so far comprise about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs

Aortic Stenosis Outcomes Worsen With Cardiac Amyloidosis Also in the Picture

Dual diagnosis comes with increased risks of mortality, heart failure hospitalization

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HHS Inspector General Raises Concerns Over FDA's Accelerated Approvals

Three drug approvals in a sample of 24 deviated from others

Jan 16, 2025
A photo of signage outside the Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Pope Injured; Dietitian Defends Ultraprocessed Foods; Woman Dies Midflight

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Jan 16, 2025
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Healthcare in the Mix in President Biden's Farewell Address

Biden touts Medicare drug price negotiation and gun safety law, but also warns about AI's dangers

Jan 16, 2025
 A photo of President Joe Biden delivering his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office.
Infrequent Zoledronate Infusions Reduced Vertebral Fractures Soon After Menopause

As few as one infusion per decade lowered risk

Jan 15, 2025
A computer rendering of a vertebral fracture.
Supplemental Benefits Offer Few Advantages for MA Enrollees

Those with MA and traditional Medicare plans had similar rates of care and spending on "extras"

Jan 15, 2025
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USPSTF Unveils Final Recs for Osteoporosis Screening to Prevent Fractures

Revisions could yield substantive changes for screening in younger women, say editorialists

Jan 14, 2025
A photo of a female radiologist performing a bone density scan of her female patient.
Intra-Arterial Lytics After Successful Stroke Thrombectomy Did Not Improve Outcomes

Study results were neutral for periprocedural intra-arterial urokinase, tenecteplase

Jan 13, 2025
A computer rendering of a thrombus blocking a blood vessel.
Dementia Cases to Double in the U.S.

1 million adults projected to develop dementia each year by 2060

Jan 13, 2025
A computer rendering of nerve cells affected by amyloid plaques.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation After Tai Chi Improves Sleep in Older Adults

Randomized trial in China finds cognitive benefit, too

Jan 10, 2025
A photo of a woman receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Do TNF Inhibitors Really Worsen RA-Associated Lung Disease?

VA study provides reassurance

Jan 10, 2025
An x-ray image of a patient with lung disease.
Tool Predicts Age at Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Onset

Florey Dementia Index leverages age and test scores

Jan 09, 2025
A computer rendering of amyloid plaques forming between nerve cells.
FDA Adds Guillain-Barre Syndrome Warning to Two RSV Vaccines

Abrysvo and Arexvy labels will caution about risk of rare neurologic disorder

Jan 08, 2025
FDA SAFETY RSV vaccines Abrysvo and Arexvy over a computer rendering of a damaged myelin sheath.
Coffee Drinking Tied to Better Survival, but Timing Matters

Lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality observed only among morning drinkers

Jan 07, 2025
A photo of a clock face in the foam on top of a mug of coffee.
Do the New CMS Rules on Prior Authorization Go Far Enough?

No, say some physicians and advocacy groups

Jan 07, 2025
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