Oral and Emergency Contraceptive Use Fell in States With Abortion Bans Researchers call for better access to emergency contraceptives in abortion-restrictive states Jun 26, 2024
SCOTUS Appears Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho for Now, Report Says Documents briefly posted online suggest a delay in resolving the case for good Jun 26, 2024
Oncology Drug Shortages Persist, but Continue to Evolve Supply-chain issues, unrealistically low prices for generics, hoarding, other factors to blame Jun 26, 2024
Rising Share of New HIV Cases in Young Latinos Leads to Call for Targeted Funding CDC data show much lower rates of PrEP coverage among Latinos than among white Americans Jun 26, 2024
CDC Assists in Study Testing for Asymptomatic Bird Flu in Humans Agency will explore spread, assess countermeasures, estimate risk of pandemic potential Jun 25, 2024
What Should Be Done About Long-Term Care? Experts disagree on whether the private insurance market can provide the answers Jun 25, 2024
Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans on Gender Care for Minors: Here's What to Know Half of U.S. states have enacted laws banning certain healthcare services for transgender kids Jun 24, 2024
Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024
Who Is 'Engaged in the Business' of Selling Firearms? A changing landscape for background checks could help limit gun violence Jun 23, 2024
Health Groups Have High Hopes for the Latest Prior Authorization Bill "We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year," said one expert Jun 21, 2024
FDA Authorizes First Menthol E-Cigarettes Meanwhile, HHS still has not issued a final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco cigarettes Jun 21, 2024
Medicare Pay, Prior Auth, and More: A Q&A With the AMA's President-Elect Bobby Mukkamala, MD, also says he wants to improve medical record interoperability Jun 20, 2024
'We're Flying Blind' on H5N1: Experts See Repeat of CDC's Missteps on COVID Testing Agency not moving fast enough to remove barriers blocking clinical labs from testing, critics say Jun 20, 2024
Americans With HIV Are Living Longer. Federal Spending Isn't Keeping Up. Funding constraints could undermine the decades-long battle Jun 19, 2024
Texas Doc Accused of Illegally Accessing Child Health Records Eithan Haim, MD, reportedly outed hospital for continuing gender-affirming care program Jun 19, 2024
CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality? Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups Jun 18, 2024
Lawmakers Sharply Question Experts About COVID's Origin "Lab leak" versus natural origin in the spotlight at hearing Jun 18, 2024
Trump Cussed Out Fauci; Midwife Destroyed Vaccines; Ian McKellen Hospitalized Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jun 18, 2024
'Alternative Facts' Should Not Guide Reproductive Decisions Personal agendas have no place in healthcare Jun 17, 2024
Surgeon General Calls for Social Media to Carry Cigarette-Like Warning Labels Labels should alert that social media has not been proven safe for adolescents, says Murthy Jun 17, 2024
The Next Big Challenges for Medication Abortion Anti-abortion states continue to fight; a possible Trump victory opens door to new strategies Jun 14, 2024
Doc Paralyzed After COVID; Legionella at Medicare HQ; Mystery Grand Canyon Illness Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jun 14, 2024
Increase $$ for Physicians, Institute Site-Neutral Payment, MedPAC Report Suggests Inadequate payments could force some docs to stop accepting Medicare patients, commission warns Jun 13, 2024
Health Groups, Others React to SCOTUS Decision on Mifepristone But the battle over abortion is far from over, they say Jun 13, 2024
Tanning Salons Are Overdue for a Regulatory Burn In the meantime, don't forget to educate patients on the risks Jun 13, 2024
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill In unanimous decision, justices rule plaintiffs can't sue because they haven't been harmed Jun 13, 2024
Senators Blast Health and Law Enforcement Officials Over Illegal E-Cig Use in Teens The two best-selling disposable vapes alone generated more than $500 million in sales last year Jun 12, 2024
Biden Admin Advances Plan to Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores States also asked to expand efforts to restrict debt collection by hospitals Jun 12, 2024
The AMA Will 'Fight for Our Profession and Our Patients,' Says New President Health system should "not get in the way" of providing good care, says Bruce Scott Jun 12, 2024
Trump Tells Group That Wants to Ban All Abortions to Stand Up for 'Innocent Life' Democrats want to make the issue a focus of this year's presidential election Jun 11, 2024
With Bird Flu Tests Hard to Get, How Will We Know When to Sound a Pandemic Alarm? If government doesn't prepare to ramp up testing, U.S. could be caught off guard again Jun 11, 2024
AMA Passes Resolution Calling for Peace in Israel and Palestine Delegates at annual meeting chose compromise policy over more divisive ceasefire resolution Jun 11, 2024
Outgoing AMA President to Physicians: 'This Is Why We Fight' Equity, inclusion, Medicare payment reform have all seen progress with association's support Jun 10, 2024
Missing Doc Found Dead; Trump's False Insulin Claim; CDC's Bird Flu Study Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jun 10, 2024
'Uncertainty' Is Indeed a Bad Word: A Second Opinion on Pandemic Communication Information should be presented to the public using a three-part approach Jun 09, 2024
Here Are the Top Supreme Court Health Cases to Watch A slew of cases this term could reshape health policy Jun 08, 2024
SCOTUS Sides With Native American Tribes in Healthcare Funding Dispute With Feds Decision will cover millions in overhead costs that two tribes faced Jun 07, 2024
Republican Senators Block Bill to Federally Protect Contraception Access Test vote won a 51-39 majority Jun 06, 2024
FDA Advisors Give a Hearty Thumbs Up to a COVID Vaccine Based on the JN.1 Strain "Even with some variation, there's still reasonably good protection" Jun 05, 2024
NIH Leaders Evade FOIA? Discovery of Counterfeit Ozempic; Device Battery Scam? This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 05, 2024