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Through the book, Sachin Jain, M.D., aims to call on healthcare leaders to acknowledge their role in normalizing what shouldn't be and take a more ethical approach to their positions.
Read full article →Nutromics earned FDA breakthrough device designation for its wearable patch that tracks vancomycin levels in real time. The device aims to replace the periodic blood draws currently used to dose the tricky-to-manage antibiotic. The post Nutromics Nabs FDA Breakthrough Status…
Read full article →The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, U.S. health officials said, but questions remain over its origin.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Patients with cancer had an increased risk of ischemic stroke, particularly in the first few months after diagnosis, most notably in patients with lung and pancreatic cancer, according to a large retrospective cohort study. ...
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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The CDC is warning doctors about an uptick in human exposures to rabid animals, saying it fielded 17% more rabies-related inquiries in the past 2 months than it did during the same stretch last year. Reports have…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The concept that there are cardiovascular harms of nighttime light exposure gained greater credence with a large new study. Based on the U.K. Biobank cohort, people with more light exposure (>3 lux) during normal sleep hours...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The life expectancy of people with autism spectrum disorder was 14 years shorter than that of other Americans, Medicaid data showed. Life expectancy at birth for Medicaid beneficiaries with autism was 64.9 years -- 5.6 years...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The largest Cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, health officials said Friday. FDA officials said they are confident that all recalled iceberg lettuce related to this specific outbreak is off the market...
Read full article →A key aspect of the initiative is close collaboration with the FDA to establish a regulatory framework for a new class of autonomous clinical AI.
Read full article →Employer and consumer organizations are urging lawmakers to address "loopholes" in the No Surprises Act.
Read full article →Change the incentives that reward higher prices and put real purchasing power in the hands of those who pay for care—employers, states and public programs, writes the Peterson Center on Healthcare's executive director.
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