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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has conditionally approved Panoquell-CA1 for the management of clinical signs associated with acute... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has conditionally approved Panoquell-CA1 for the management of clinical signs associated with acute onset of pancreatitis in dogs. Panoquell-CA1 is an injectable drug intended for use while the dog is hospitalized for treatment... Read More
CLEVELAND — Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $7.3 million grant from the National... Read More
CLEVELAND — Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $7.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify new technology, methods and models to study the impact of inflammation and pain on the... Read More
WASHINGTON — A study recently published in the journal JAMA Neurology suggests that as many as 100,000 U.S. dementia cases... Read More
WASHINGTON — A study recently published in the journal JAMA Neurology suggests that as many as 100,000 U.S. dementia cases could possibly have been prevented with improved eye care. The National Institute on Aging-funded research used data from a University... Read More
Google is pilot testing the integration of its Google Care Studio search tool into the health records of two health... Read More
Google is pilot testing the integration of its Google Care Studio search tool into the health records of two health systems, one in Alabama and the other in Wisconsin. According to a recent JAMA Network Open study, poor access to... Read More
WASHINGTON — The death rate from most cancers continued to decline over a four-year period extending from 2015 to 2019,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The death rate from most cancers continued to decline over a four-year period extending from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the State of Cancer from the National Institutes of Health.... Read More
WASHINGTON — Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health are launching a large-scale study to evaluate a single dose... Read More
WASHINGTON — Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health are launching a large-scale study to evaluate a single dose of intravenous iron to treat women experiencing anemia after giving birth. The study will enroll nearly 5,000 women in Bangladesh,... Read More
WASHINGTON — An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced two distinct and desirable immune system responses that led to significant tumor... Read More
WASHINGTON — An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced two distinct and desirable immune system responses that led to significant tumor regression in mice, according to investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The experimental vaccine, SNAPvax, was... Read More
SEATTLE — A little more than three months after announcing it was shutting down its telehealth venture Amazon Care, Amazon... Read More
SEATTLE — A little more than three months after announcing it was shutting down its telehealth venture Amazon Care, Amazon is poised to make a comeback in the digital health space. The new venture is called Amazon Clinic, and according... Read More
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators from four coal producing states want to know why the Mine Safety and Health Administration has... Read More
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators from four coal producing states want to know why the Mine Safety and Health Administration has delayed the release of a new silica standard for coal miners, particularly those in Appalachia. Exposure to silica, an inherent... Read More
WASHINGTON — A proposed physician fee schedule for 2023 published this past week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid... Read More
WASHINGTON — A proposed physician fee schedule for 2023 published this past week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services aims to increase access to behavioral health care, cancer screening and dental care. The Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee... Read More
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t just the control of the U.S. House and Senate that was hanging in the balance as... Read More
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t just the control of the U.S. House and Senate that was hanging in the balance as voters went to the polls Tuesday. In states across the nation ballots were cast on a range of health care... Read More
CHICAGO — A new survey from the American Dental Association has found that more than half of dentists — 52%... Read More
CHICAGO — A new survey from the American Dental Association has found that more than half of dentists — 52% — say patients are arriving for appointments high on cannabis or some other drug. Currently, recreational cannabis use is legal... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution, joining reliably Democratic California and Vermont in taking... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution, joining reliably Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step. An anti-abortion measure in Kentucky was too early to call. The Tuesday ballot measures came months after the Supreme... Read More
WASHINGTON — It’s not just the control of the U.S. House and Senate that’s hanging in the balance as voters... Read More
WASHINGTON — It’s not just the control of the U.S. House and Senate that’s hanging in the balance as voters go to the polls today, in states across the nation ballots are being cast on health care issues ranging from... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its guidelines for using opioids to treat pain, removing... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its guidelines for using opioids to treat pain, removing dose and duration targets due to unintended consequences stemming from its earlier recommendations. The new guidance, announced Thursday, updated advice... Read More
CHICAGO — This week’s special issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association offers a lengthy and often sobering... Read More
CHICAGO — This week’s special issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association offers a lengthy and often sobering dissertation on the already substantial impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this past June,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Taking a personalized approach to kidney disease screening for people with type 1 diabetes may reduce the time... Read More
WASHINGTON — Taking a personalized approach to kidney disease screening for people with type 1 diabetes may reduce the time chronic kidney disease goes undetected and reduce the cost of treatment, according to a new study. The new analysis, which... Read More
WASHINGTON — Legal abortions across the United States declined by more than 10,000, or about 6%, in the two months... Read More
WASHINGTON — Legal abortions across the United States declined by more than 10,000, or about 6%, in the two months after the Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which for five decades had guaranteed a woman's constitutional... Read More
WASHINGTON — Adults with hypertension saw a small but consequential rise in their blood pressure levels during the first eight... Read More
WASHINGTON — Adults with hypertension saw a small but consequential rise in their blood pressure levels during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the number of times they had their blood pressure measured dropped significantly, according to... Read More
New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that... Read More
New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall. The preliminary results buoy hope that after decades of failure and frustration, vaccines against RSV... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House plans to spend nearly $85 million to make K-12 schools more energy efficient and lower... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House plans to spend nearly $85 million to make K-12 schools more energy efficient and lower their energy costs. According to the Notice of Intent released through the Energy Department, the funding is the first tranche... Read More
WASHINGTON — COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the finances, ongoing operations and priorities of state Medicaid programs, according... Read More
WASHINGTON — COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the finances, ongoing operations and priorities of state Medicaid programs, according to a new report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Responses from the survey, which the nonprofit has conducted annually... Read More
WASHINGTON — Starting antiretroviral treatment early in the course of HIV infection, when the immune system is stronger, results in... Read More
WASHINGTON — Starting antiretroviral treatment early in the course of HIV infection, when the immune system is stronger, results in better long-term health outcomes compared with delaying antiretroviral treatment, according to a study presented at the IDWeek Conference in Washington... Read More
WASHINGTON — A study of nearly 2,000 children found that those who said they played video games for three hours... Read More
WASHINGTON — A study of nearly 2,000 children found that those who said they played video games for three hours or more a day performed better on cognitive skills tests involving impulse control and working memory than their non-game playing... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services last week awarded $13 million to bolster nursing education and training... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services last week awarded $13 million to bolster nursing education and training and grow the nursing workforce. According to administration officials, one significant factor constraining admissions to nursing schools is the limited... Read More
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus on Tuesday endorsed the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act, a bipartisan... Read More
WASHINGTON — The bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus on Tuesday endorsed the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving suicide prevention and mental health care for veterans. In 2019, there was an average of more... Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is urging his colleagues to take up legislation during the upcoming lame duck session... Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is urging his colleagues to take up legislation during the upcoming lame duck session of the 117th Congress to allow Medicare beneficiaries to more easily have virtual appointments with their doctors. Schatz has led... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Jill Biden will host a roundtable Monday on breast and cervical cancer, part of the... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Jill Biden will host a roundtable Monday on breast and cervical cancer, part of the administration's “moonshot” effort to reduce deaths from cancer, the White House said. The event is one of many being launched... Read More
SEATTLE — A team of University of Washington researchers have developed a new method for assessing the health risks of... Read More
SEATTLE — A team of University of Washington researchers have developed a new method for assessing the health risks of what we consume, an approach they say will make it a lot easier for people to determine for themselves which... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking new steps to increase accountability of bad actors in the nursing home industry,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking new steps to increase accountability of bad actors in the nursing home industry, improve the quality of nursing homes and make them safer. The new initiatives follow up on President Joe Biden’s promise... Read More