Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are particularly vulnerable.
Read full article →A major concern for the Make America Healthy Again movement is the harmful effects of chemicals and toxins, but the coalition is growing increasingly frustrated by the Trump administration's actions.
Read full article →RSV is the most common reason why babies end up in the hospital in their first year. A new study finds a vaccine for expectant mothers is more effective at protecting babies than previously shown.
Read full article →The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Last week's season finale of "The Pitt" generated significant discussion, particularly around one of its most emotionally charged scenes: Dr. Al-Hashimi's disclosure to Dr. Robby that she has a seizure disorder causing brief...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from Congress; she and her brother are alleged to have stolen $5 million from COVID disaster relief funding given...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration's nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, a former deputy surgeon general, to lead the CDC follows a review of the agency launched in January. HHS chief counselor Chris Klomp led the effort to identify...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved islatravir-doravirine (Idvynso) as a standalone, single-tablet regimen for treating HIV in virologically suppressed adults, Merck announced on Tuesday. Approval stipulates use of the oral combination in patients...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- As medical organizations, lawmakers, advocates -- and even the lead actor from "The Pitt" -- laud the reauthorization of the Lorna Breen Act through fiscal year 2030, they're also urging millions of dollars to boost funding...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) during a House hearing on Tuesday expressed her frustration with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., noting that he "managed to give a 'Go Gators' from the witness table, but not a 'Go [vitamin] K...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- At least some patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can safely use common drugs for musculoskeletal aches and pains, a large study of insurance claims data suggested, contradicting a widespread concern that these products...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Treatment with investigational elisrasib, a next-generation KRAS G12C inhibitor, showed efficacy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with and without previous exposure to other KRAS G12C...
Read full article →