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CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz outlined the agency’s strategy for making healthcare more affordable during a Tuesday address at the HFMA Annual Conference, touching on everything from Medicare fraud to drug pricing to nutrition. The post The 5 Areas Where Dr. Oz Says CMS Can Make Healthcare More Affordable appeared first on MedCity News .
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This cohort study examines emergency department visits and hospitalizations for cold-related illness among older adults experiencing homelessness compared with socioeconomically disadvantaged adults with housing in Ontario, Canada.
This secondary analysis of the 4 Intelligent Stewardship Prompts to Improve Real-Time Empiric Antibiotic Selection (INSPRE) cluster randomized clinical trials evaluates the association of computerized provider order entry prompts with clinicians’ antibiotic prescribing for patients with cancer who were hospitalized for infection.
This analysis of secondary outcomes of a randomized clinical trial investigates whether the provision of mass administration of azithromycin for infants aged 1 to 11 months improves growth outcomes.
This case-control study evaluates the association between current season influenza vaccination and laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection and, among persons with laboratory-confirmed influenza, the association with influenza-associated death.
This survey study investigates national trends in wearable device use and data sharing with clinicians among US adults from 2020 to 2024.
This survey study evalutes the association of a healthy default beverage ordinance with beverage ordering for children in restaurants.
This study investigates the association of artificially sweetened and sugar-sweetened beverage intake with liver cancer overall and by subtype.
This qualitative study examines the perspectives of hospital system leaders and physicians on physician practice acquisitions by hospital systems.
Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy on the NHS to target the disease more effectively, helping reduce side-effects and spare them 15 courses of treatment. NHS England has today announced that, for the first time, eligible men with early prostate cancer will be offered pioneering therapy known as […]
Ali Dianaty, MiniMed’s chief product and technology officer, believes the company is “clearly ahead” of the competition in developing automated insulin delivery systems that don’t require meal announcements.
Compounding Quality Center of Excellence Virtual Conference
The Center of Excellence offers two discussion series - one for newly registered outsourcing facilities and one focused on quality, and we encourage outsourcing facilities and related stakeholders to get involved.
The American Diabetes Association Applauds Maryland for Removing Barriers to Obesity Treatment Coverage mcarmody Tue, 06/09/2026 - 19:38 Advocacy News The American Diabetes Association Applauds Maryland for Removing Barriers to Obesity Treatment Coverage Annapolis, MD June 9, 2026 The American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) applauds the Maryland General Assembly for passing Senate Bill 496 allowing Maryland Medicaid to cover full obesity treatments, including weight-loss medications, if the state chooses to do so, and notifies patients. The strong bipartisan support from the Maryland General…
Statement attributable to: Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH, MACP President, American College of Physicians WASHINGTON, June 9, 2026—The American College of Physicians (ACP) is deeply concerned about the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed changes to the rules governing federal grants. The proposed rules would direct “senior appointees” at federal agencies to take charge of awarding and terminating new and existing research grants and other federal awards. As an organization with a mission to promote evidence-based medicine, we know the value of independent review by clinical and scientific…
GSK’s Nuvalent acquisition brings two lead programs, each addressing different targets for non-small cell lung cancer. The Nuvalent lung cancer drugs are under FDA review and if they’re approved, GSK plans to launch both this year. The post GSK Gets a Pair of Near-Commercial Lung Cancer Drugs via $10.6B Nuvalent Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News .
June 5, 2026 - Clover Hill Dairy of Mechanicsville, Maryland is voluntarily recalling all Soft Ricotta/Requeson Cheese because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly p
Compounded drugs can serve an important medical need for patients who cannot be treated with an FDA-approved drug, such as a patient who has an allergy and needs a drug to be made without a certain dye, or a child who cannot swallow a tablet or capsule and needs a medicine in a liquid dosage form.
Mitigating Risks of Compounded Drugs Through Surveillance: The FDA reviews adverse event and product quality reports, and takes action to mitigate identified risks. We also raise awareness about risks related to human drug compounding.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI), will host a workshop, “Accelerating Product Development for Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” on July 30-31, 2026. This workshop will examine key similarities and differences between adult and pedia
On September 30, 2022, the President signed into law the FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2022.