New hope in treating Huntington’s disease and a report card on RFK Jr.’s promises
This week on "The Readout LOUD" podcast: new hope in treating Huntington's disease and a report card on RFK Jr.'s promises. Listen now.
Read full article →Medicare Monitor
Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200
Ebola cases have increased almost 40% in a week in the current outbreak in Congo and Uganda as the death toll passes 200.
Read full article →STAT+: Do wearables actually help people with cardiovascular disease?
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A look at what researchers found about if using wearables help people with cardiovascular diseases, and more.
Read full article →You're probably using too many skin care products. Here are the 3 essentials
We asked half a dozen skin care experts: Which products do you really need to keep your skin healthy and attractive? Here's what they said.
Read full article →I Served on Grant Review Panels for 12 Years. Let's Not Romanticize NIH Peer Review.
(MedPage Today) -- For more than a dozen years, I served on federal scientific review panels. My colleagues were serious, conscientious, and deeply knowledgeable in their fields. But the process was also far less mechanical, objective, and insulated...
Read full article →Dear FIFA, Check My Clinic Schedule; Former Janitor Starts Residency; Dystopian EMR
(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Dear FIFA, can you schedule matches around my clinic hours? Pain management doctor Jeffrey R. Prinsell Jr...
Read full article →What Might Be Lost When AI Takes Over Physician Notes?
(MedPage Today) -- One of the most exciting elements of our future healthcare system is the reduction of administrative load, and particularly, documentation burden. It is not difficult to see why: 21% of physicians report spending more than 8...
Read full article →Can certification help solve healthcare’s AI governance gap?
Joint Commission leaders break down the standards group’s new AI certification, explaining how it’s designed to work for everyone from major health systems to small rural clinics.
Read full article →FTC, states sue transgender health association over 'misleading' gender care guidance
The regulator and four red states allege that the World Professional Association for Transgender Health has mischaracterized the medical evidence behind its recommendations supportive of gender-affirming care in minors, and seek an injunction.
Read full article →Healthcare organizations still struggle to operationalize AI at scale: Arcadia survey
Arcadia’s survey drew insights from 281 healthcare leaders across provider, payer and service organizations at the March HIMSS26 conference.
Read full article →Cancer patients are choosing ivermectin over chemo, and doctors are concerned
Ivermectin, the anti-parasitic medication most commonly used as a dewormer in animals, is back in the limelight. This time it has nothing to do with COVID-19.
Read full article →Senate Dems launch investigation into RFK Jr. vaccine panel changes
Senate Democrats are launching an investigation into Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to vaccine policy, including the remaking of a federal vaccine advisory panel. In a letter to Kennedy, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) demanded that he produce communications and other records to show who in the Trump administration determined the legal and public health consequences of the actions related to revamping the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices...
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