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TIME reveals new list recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health

Today, TIME reveals the inaugural TIME100 Health list recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health.

8 May 2024

New physicians' performance in board certification exams predicts patient outcomes

How do we know whether newly minted doctors have what it takes to prevent patient deaths?

7 May 2024

Amgen plows ahead with costly, highly toxic cancer dosing despite FDA challenge

When doctors began using the drug sotorasib in 2021 with high expectations for its innovative approach to attacking lung cancer, retired medical technician Don Crosslin was an early beneficiary.

7 May 2024

Biden team’s tightrope: Reining in rogue Obamacare agents without slowing enrollment

President Joe Biden counts among his accomplishments the record-high number of people, more than 21 million, who enrolled in Obamacare plans this year.

7 May 2024

Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm

Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and women lie on gurneys in emergency room corridors moaning or suffering silently as harried medical staff attend to crises.

6 May 2024

New data reveals optimal timing for percutaneous coronary intervention in TAVR patients

New data reveals that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely performed before, during, or after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).

3 May 2024

New studies underscore the importance of inclusive approaches in peripheral artery disease treatment

New clinical results highlight the need for inclusive approaches and comprehensive examinations of treatment options for peripheral artery disease (PAD), including endovascular therapy and revascularization.

3 May 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Abortion access changing again in Florida and Arizona

The national abortion landscape was shaken again this week as Florida's six-week abortion ban took effect.

2 May 2024

Americans perceive mental health treatment as inferior to physical health care, survey reveals

Three-quarters of Americans feel mental health conditions are identified and treated much worse than physical health issues within the U.S. healthcare system, even as more than 80% perceive a dramatic rise in prevalence of mental health issues in the last five years, according to a new survey from West Health and Gallup released at the start of Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month.

2 May 2024

Survey highlights misconceptions on sun protection and skin cancer prevention

A new national survey by the Orlando Health Cancer Institute finds nearly a third (32%) of Americans agree that a tan makes people look better and healthier, a dangerous beauty standard that experts say can lead to risky behavior when it comes to sun exposure.

2 May 2024

An Arm and a Leg: The hack

When Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, got hit by a cyberattack this winter, a big chunk of the nation's doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, and therapists stopped getting paid.

30 Apr 2024

Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver’s seat

Cass Smith-Collins jumped through hoops to get the surgery that would match his chest to his gender.

30 Apr 2024

Medicare warning letters effectively cut antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients

Warning letters from Medicare can safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

25 Apr 2024

NYU Langone surgeons perform first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery.

24 Apr 2024

Study reveals financial impact of cancer diagnosis on working-age adults in the U.S.

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) highlights the lasting financial impact of a cancer diagnosis for many working-age adults and their families in the United States.

23 Apr 2024

Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups

On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her Medicaid application as others at the shelter got ready for the day in this northwestern Montana city.

23 Apr 2024

Female physicians may offer improved patient outcomes

Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female physicians, with female patients benefitting more than their male counterparts, new research suggests.

23 Apr 2024

Research identifies digital resources for reducing medication costs

Available online tools can help to lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for patients with common urologic conditions, reports a study in the May issue of Urology Practice®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

23 Apr 2024

Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates. most nursing homes don’t meet them.

The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so.

22 Apr 2024

ChatGPT shows promise in polypharmacy management

Polypharmacy, or the concurrent use of five or more medications, is common in older adults and increases the risk of adverse drug interactions.

18 Apr 2024

Medicare News and Research

TIME reveals new list recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health

New physicians' performance in board certification exams predicts patient outcomes

Amgen plows ahead with costly, highly toxic cancer dosing despite FDA challenge

Biden team’s tightrope: Reining in rogue Obamacare agents without slowing enrollment

Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care and suffer avoidable harm

New data reveals optimal timing for percutaneous coronary intervention in TAVR patients

New studies underscore the importance of inclusive approaches in peripheral artery disease treatment

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Abortion access changing again in Florida and Arizona

Americans perceive mental health treatment as inferior to physical health care, survey reveals

Survey highlights misconceptions on sun protection and skin cancer prevention

An Arm and a Leg: The hack

Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver’s seat

Medicare warning letters effectively cut antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients

NYU Langone surgeons perform first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery

Study reveals financial impact of cancer diagnosis on working-age adults in the U.S.

Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups

Female physicians may offer improved patient outcomes

Research identifies digital resources for reducing medication costs

Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates. most nursing homes don’t meet them.

ChatGPT shows promise in polypharmacy management

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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