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MedPAC Members Vote to Recommend Pay Hikes for Physicians and Hospitals

— "Safety net" providers who serve low-income Medicare beneficiaries would get an extra pay bump

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Online Sellers of Compounded GLP-1s Often Don't Mention Risks

And 40.5% noted efficacy claims not listed on the labels of their originator products

Jan 17, 2025
Ozempic/Wegovy and 14 Other Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

25 drugs chosen so far comprise about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs

Jan 17, 2025
One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery

No disparity emerges, though, in discussing weight-loss surgery with a healthcare provider

Jan 16, 2025
Aspirin Fails to Boost Survival in Colorectal Cancer Trial

While well tolerated, there was also no significant reduction in risk of recurrence over placebo

Jan 16, 2025
One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery

No disparity emerges, though, in discussing weight-loss surgery with a healthcare provider

Aspirin Fails to Boost Survival in Colorectal Cancer Trial

While well tolerated, there was also no significant reduction in risk of recurrence over placebo

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Complete Plaque Regression in Peyronie's Disease

Observation of complete plaque regression with multimodal therapy may be a first

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Teen Develops Persistent, Spreading Arm Swelling After a Fall

Is it "just" a hematoma or something more sinister?

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FDA Authorizes Marketing of Nicotine Pouches, a First for the Agency

While niche for now, use of flavored nicotine sachets among youths raises concerns

Jan 16, 2025
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Amid H5N1, CDC Wants Faster Influenza A Subtyping for Hospitalized Cases

Clinicians should also ask about animal exposure

Jan 16, 2025
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Use of Supplement for Glaucoma May Come With Liver Toxicity, Experts Warn

Specialists are "quite concerned" about nicotinamide's risk of hepatotoxicity, says expert

Jan 16, 2025
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Pope Injured; Dietitian Defends Ultraprocessed Foods; Woman Dies Midflight

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Jan 16, 2025
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Infrequent Zoledronate Infusions Reduced Vertebral Fractures Soon After Menopause

As few as one infusion per decade lowered risk

Jan 15, 2025
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FDA Finally Proposes a Nicotine Crackdown, Years in the Making

Estimates suggest millions of deaths would be averted within the century

Jan 15, 2025
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Opinion
Should Alcohol Be a Part of Medical School Events?

The surgeon general's proposal for cancer warnings on alcoholic drinks offers a moment to reflect

Jan 15, 2025
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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Foods, Ingested Drugs

Consumer advocates praised the decision

Jan 15, 2025
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Chemicals in Sewage Sludge Fertilizer Pose Cancer Risk, EPA Says

The risk is "several orders of magnitude" above what the agency considers acceptable

Jan 15, 2025
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Supplemental Benefits Offer Few Advantages for MA Enrollees

Those with MA and traditional Medicare plans had similar rates of care and spending on "extras"

Jan 15, 2025
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Experts Pitch Major Overhaul to How Obesity Is Diagnosed

Global commission makes the case to move beyond BMI, incorporate other measures of body fat

Jan 14, 2025
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FDA Proposes 'Nutrition Info' Label for Front of Food Packages

Label would focus on levels of sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars

Jan 14, 2025
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USPSTF Unveils Final Recs for Osteoporosis Screening to Prevent Fractures

Revisions could yield substantive changes for screening in younger women, say editorialists

Jan 14, 2025
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Getting Lung Cancer Screening Staff Involved Improved Tobacco Cessation

An integrated intervention had the greatest impact in a randomized trial

Jan 13, 2025
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