After the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put out a request for information on a proposed CMS-led national directory of providers in October, one CMS official shared insight Wednesday on the feedback the…
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Jonathan Perlin, CEO of the Joint Commisssion
As I write this article, I am recovering from a power outage that lasted nearly two days due to trees downed by record winds created by the atmospheric…
Georgia policymakers, county officials and the NAACP are asking the federal government to investigate Wellstar Health System’s closure of two Atlanta-area hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods.
The latest request came from the Fulton County Commission…
FDA approval of Pfizer nasal spray migraine drug Zavzpret last week means a $475 million payday for Royalty Pharma. The payment stems from a financing deal Pfizer inherited when it acquired rights to the…
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The Food and Drug Administration’s Dr. Robert Califf called on insurers Thursday to help ensure that studies on new drugs in the accelerated approval pathway are still completed.
“I don’t think it’s just a matter…
At the MedCity INVEST conference at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago May 22-24, a panel will focus on violence against healthcare professionals. It’s an unfortunate trend that is on the rise, spurred by misinformation…
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New medications take too long to get into the hands of people who need them – a decade, on average. The leading cause of delays is finding patients for clinical trials, but it shouldn’t…
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Vaccine developer Vaxart contends its pill vaccinations against Covid-19 will be preferable to patients, and potentially more effective than currently available injections. But a different virus offers the biotech a clearer and faster path…
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It’s a dangerous combination: Students on America’s college campuses are undergoing an unprecedented mental health crisis at the same time the nation is facing a shortage of behavioral health professionals. Today more than 150…
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ChristianaCare, a health system with headquarters in Delaware, on Tuesday launched a direct-to-consumer virtual primary care practice. The new service was rolled out to help increase access to round-the-clock, convenient primary care, as many…
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