4 Million Fewer Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Wake of 'Unwinding'
(MedPage Today) -- A total of 4.16 million fewer children were enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at the end of last year compared with the month before each state began its Medicaid and CHIP "unwinding" process... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 2, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
It May Be Safe to Extend Time Between Colonoscopy Screenings, Study Says
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with no family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) whose first colonoscopy was negative may be able to delay their next screening for 15 years rather than the currently recommended 10 years, a Swedish register-based cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 2, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
A Look Inside the Exorbitant Costs of Applying to Residency
(MedPage Today) -- I remember sitting at my desk in January 2020 preparing to budget my costs for the upcoming medical school application cycle starting in May 2020. Speaking with other friends who went through the process, I heard that I should... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 2, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
'Psychotic Break' in Doc's Tesla Cliff Crash? Doc Wins $4M in Discrimination Case
(MedPage Today) -- Dharmesh Patel, MD, the California radiologist who drove his Tesla off a cliff with his family inside and now on trial for attempted murder, had a psychotic break at the time of the crash, doctors testified. (Los Angeles Times... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 2, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
New Lineage of Mpox Found in Congo's Biggest Outbreak Raises Concern
(MedPage Today) -- KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people.
Since January, Congo has reported more... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 2, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errors
(MedPage Today) -- Kentucky has become the first state to decriminalize medical errors -- a move many medical associations support.
HB 159 was signed by Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on March 26 after passing the state legislature... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Senators from both sides of the aisle tore into UnitedHealth Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty, blaming him and the healthcare behemoth for not preventing the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a UHG subsidiary, and... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Trump Says States Should Decide on Prosecuting Women for Abortions
(MedPage Today) -- Former President Donald Trump says in a new interview it should be left to the states whether to prosecute women for abortions or whether to monitor women's pregnancies. He declined to comment on access to the abortion pill mifepristone... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FTC Challenges 'Bogus' Patents on Ozempic and Other Drugs
(MedPage Today) -- Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand-name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), in the latest effort by the Biden administration targeting pharmaceutical industry... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doc Blows Whistle on Cigna; Longevity Doc Blasted; Fertility Clinic Accidents
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Doc Blows Whistle on Cigna
Cigna increased efforts to speed up claims denials using new... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Clinician Union Sounds Alarm on Working Conditions at Unity Health
(MedPage Today) -- The Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) along with physicians and advanced practice providers at Unity Health Care in Washington, D.C., held a press briefing on Tuesday calling for improvements in working conditions... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
New E. Coli Outbreak; How ECMO Redefines Death; A Step Closer to Universal Blood
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The CDC warned of an Escherichia coli (E. coli) outbreak tied to organic walnuts from bulk bins in food co-ops or natural food stores such as Whole Foods and Market... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'?
(MedPage Today) -- Last fall, my first-year University of Miami daughter came to me with big news: she'd met a special young man and felt that she might soon have sex for the first time. She wanted reliable contraception. Gathering my wits, I was... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
'Vampire Facials' Linked to Cases of HIV. Here's What to Know About the Procedure.
(MedPage Today) -- Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa, the CDC said in a report last week, marking the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Do Our Flu Antivirals Work on H5N1?
(MedPage Today) -- With avian influenza A (H5N1) infecting more mammals than ever before -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are paying close attention to whether current influenza antivirals would be effective should... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
