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(MedPage Today) -- By this time of year, both the FDA and CDC normally have weighed in on fall respiratory virus vaccine recommendations. But given ongoing controversies over vaccination spurred by the Trump administration, a wrench has once again...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A new documentary, "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere," hit number one on Netflix this spring, spotlighting the influencers who exploit young men and monetize their insecurity. One way they do this is through looksmaxxing...
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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insights into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A newborn with a severe heart defect is at the center of a legal battle between a California couple and a surrogate who flew from Alaska to Texas to give birth in a case that has drawn…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Chintan Shah, MD, an assistant professor at the University of Florida facing child porn charges, was found dead in his jail cell. (Gainesville Sun) Selena Gomez...
Read full article →PatientRightsAdvocate.org is challenging the doctor’s association’s copyright of the current procedural terminology, or CPT, system. Use of the codes is required by law, and that means they should be freely available, per the suit.
Read full article →Respondents were split on who should solve the issues, with Democrats more likely to say the federal government and Republicans more likely to name insurers, according to a survey from the Commonwealth Fund.
Read full article →The court ruled Tuesday that insurers can’t include ghost rates or exclude bonus payments in calculating a metric used to determine reimbursement for out-of-network bills. That’s set to further inflate payouts to providers.
Read full article →CHAI plans to create playbooks to help organizations defend against — and leverage — these powerful systems.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to the first cereblon E3 ligase modulation (CELMoD) therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, the agency announced on Thursday. An oral drug, iberdomide (Zenbexus) is approved...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person, who was...
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