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FDA panel voices concerns over 2 lymphoma accelerated approvals
FDA’s ODAC committee pressed for resolution on whether 2 lymphoma drugs, long on the U.S. market, actually deliver significant benefits to...
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Study eases fears: Knee surgery surge not linked to premature intervention
“The indications for surgery are not being eroded by operating on healthier patients to fill operating room time.”
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Medicare 2024 base rate cut triggers calls for pay overhaul
The pay cuts come as costs of providing health care are expected to rise as much as 4.6% in 2024.
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RSV more common in IBD
Study details higher rates of RSV in patients with IBD, plus cases are more serious.
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New study ties ultra-processed foods to IBD
Adults who consumed diets rich in ultra-processed foods were shown to have an elevated relative risk for IBD, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative...
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Lack of medical device tracking leaves patients vulnerable
As a result of this siloing of information, patients are not getting the expected benefits of a regulation finalized over a decade ago by the FDA...
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CPT updates for 2024 include new RSV vaccines, Spanish translation
New CPT codes aim to streamline COVID-19 immunizations reporting.
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FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...
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Medicare announces 10 drugs targeted for price cuts in 2026
People on Medicare may in 2026 see prices drop for 10 medicines, including pricey diabetes, cancer, blood clot, and arthritis treatments.
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Rheumatology trials seem vulnerable to unblinding: Report
In an analysis of 14 published randomized controlled clinical trials of common rheumatology drugs, most had a high estimated risk for inadvertent...
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National Practitioner Data Bank should go public, group says
Public Citizen said Congress should change federal law to let members of the public get information from the NPDB to do a background check on...
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Ontario case shows potential supplement risk for consumers
Heavy metals are sometimes intentionally added to Ayurvedic supplements for perceived healing properties.
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Are AI-powered skin-check tools on the horizon for dermatologists, PCPs?
To date, the FDA has cleared only two AI-based products to help detect skin cancer, both meant to be used by dermatologists, and only one remains...
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Rising patient costs tied to private equity ownership
The report provides “convincing evidence that incentives to put profits before patients have grown stronger with an increase in private equity...
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U.S. mammogram update sparks concern, reignites debates
“These findings suggest that health policy makers and clinicians could consider an alternative, race and ethnicity–adapted approach in which Black...