Do the New CMS Rules on Prior Authorization Go Far Enough?
The new CMS regulations on prior authorization have been heralded as a big step forward in reducing administrative burdens on ...
Day: January 7, 2025
Headlines About Doc Who ‘Catches’ Patient’s Cancer Are Popping Up Again
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral ...
Bodies Into Other Bodies | MedPage Today
Trump is a writer and a professor of medical humanities. On December 23, 1954 -- about 70 years ago -- ...
Herpes and Alzheimer’s Tau; Dementia and Autism; Extended Paxlovid for Long COVID
A study of human brain organoids suggested a complex relationship between herpes simplex virus 1 infection and tau, suggesting that ...
Doctor Targeted by Deepfake Ad Scam
A well-known endocrinologist in New Zealand was recently the victim of a deepfake scam, according to reporting from the New ...
Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems
Getty ImagesThe health secretary has said some patients' experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel "ashamed".Wes Streeting said ...
Sugary Drinks Tied to 2M Diabetes Cases; Diagnosing LADA; Top GLP-1 for Weight Loss
A total of 2.2 million new type 2 diabetes (T2D) cases and 1.2 million new cardiovascular disease cases worldwide in ...
Does the ‘4% Rule’ Make Sense for Doctors?
The "4% rule" is nearly universal in the personal finance space. My goal here is to explain the 4% rule ...
This Year’s Shkreli Awards: Here’s Who Made the List
A CEO and former surgeon who pocketed $250 million as the health system he led went bankrupt and a Medicare ...
How AI Could Help Solve the Global Blood Shortage Crisis
Kundu is a surgery fellow. Glatter is an assistant professor of emergency medicine. In many parts of the world, life-saving ...
What is hMPV, the virus spreading through China?
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has probably been infecting people for centuriesROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Alarmist headlines that warn of China being ...
CVD Toll From Sugary Drinks; Migraine Tx and Heart Risk; Baby Heart Xenotransplant?
An estimated 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease (CVD) each ...
FDA Limits Toxic Lead in Some Baby Foods
The FDA on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts, and dry ...
Intensive BP Control May Benefit CKD Patients in Real World
TOPLINE:The cardiovascular benefits observed with intensive blood pressure (BP) control in patients with hypertension and elevated cardiovascular risk from the ...
FDA Unveils Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeter Accuracy Across Skin Tones
Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show ...
Medical Debt Barred on Credit Reports; Winter Storm Deaths; Steward Hospital Closes
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Vice President Kamala Harris announced a final rule from the Consumer ...
Should Doctors Make It Year-Round?
For millennia in medicine, alcohol, particularly red wine, carried a health halo; in small doses, it has historically been thought ...
Does Canada Manage Them Better?
With the number of US drug shortages being one of the highest seen over the past 10 years, the American ...
Sjögren Subtypes Have Distinct Pathophysiologic Profiles
TOPLINE:Sjögren disease (SjD) presents three distinct phenotypes ― B-cell active with low symptom burden, high systemic activity with high symptom ...
New Ideas on PsA Pathogenesis May Drive New Treatments
NEW YORK — Over the past year, new evidence has emerged in support of the idea that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) ...
