2015 Recap: Court Saves Obamacare's Bacon

(MedPage Today) -- Court votes 6-3 to save all subsidies and coins a new buzzword: SCOTUScare

Update: Drug Pricing

(MedPage Today) -- Pharmaceutical price hikes ranging up to 5,000% bring scrutiny

Year in Review in Tech: Physicians Practice

(MedPage Today) -- Also, strategies for investing in your retirement

FTC Gets Tough on Hospital Mergers: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, improving racial diversity in med schools

2015 Recap: Experts Applaud Dietary Guidelines That Lift Fat Cap

(MedPage Today) -- The new guidelines wisely reverse decades of dietary advice, say two researchers

What We Learned About You

(MedPage Today) -- Topics included fitness trackers and AMA's credibility

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Title: galantamine, Razadyne, Razadyne ER
Category: Medications
Created: 10/19/2003 12:00:00 AM
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Missing Out on Leadership by a Whisker?

(MedPage Today) -- Men with mustaches outnumber female honchos in medicine

Do You Email With Patients?

(MedPage Today) -- Can be difficult to balance convenience with privacy

New Colon Ca Genes: Cancer Network and OncoTherapy Network

(MedPage Today) -- Also, designer immune cells to combat pediatric ALL

The Future of Post-Acute Care: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, OIG audit uncovers cybersecurity issues

Group Working to Make Transparent Medical Records the Standard of Care

(MedPage Today) -- OpenNotes project gets $10 million in grants

Year in Review: Primary Care

(MedPage Today) -- Primary care tackles modern practice models and modes of delivery in 2015

Democratic Candidates Take on Opioid Addiction

(MedPage Today) -- Docs need to "get their act together" and stop overprescribing, Sanders says

5 New Things We Learned About You

(MedPage Today) -- Question of the Day asks if you've been afraid of a patient; if the FDA is in bed with industry; and more

Top 4 Business Priorities for 2016

(MedPage Today) -- A new payer survey offers insights to deal with challenging technology

D.C. Week: Congress Passes 2016 Spending Bill

(MedPage Today) -- Also, FDA considers an age-limit for tanning beds

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Title: Singing Hits a High Note for Folks With Early Dementia
Category: Health News
Created: 12/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/18/2015 12:00:00 AM

CardioBrief: Prepublish or Perish?

(MedPage Today) -- Making a case for medicine to take a cue from basic science

Ovarian Cancer Screening Study Falls Short (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Significant mortality benefit only in subgroup analysis

Healthcare Mergers Coming Under FTC Scrutiny

(MedPage Today) -- Agency looking at a variety of factors in each market

How Doctors and Hospitals Can Better Prepare for Winter

(MedPage Today) -- Consider extra staffing and bed contingency arrangements

Is Google Your Go To for Clinical Consults?

(MedPage Today) -- Dr. Google at Bedside

Outbreak Prevention Report Card: Half of States Score 50%

(MedPage Today) -- Measures to quell infectious disease and prevent outbreaks fall short in half of U.S. states

Guidance Issued for Treating Syrian Refugees

(MedPage Today) -- What doctors should know about refugees' health risks and needs

OncoBreak: End-of-Life Clarity; Morcellator Support; Medicare Donut Hole

(MedPage Today) -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Morning Break: Shkreli Behind Bars; Frankenfish Labels; Whither MOC?

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Information Blockade Ahead!

(MedPage Today) -- Information blocking must be stopped, says David Nash, MD, MBA

'Three Tyrannies' Threaten Primacy of Science in Oncology

(MedPage Today) -- Science struggles with opinion and prejudice in guiding clinical practice

Basaglar Gets FDA Nod in Diabetes

(MedPage Today) -- Insulin glargine injection deemed "sufficiently similar" to Lantus

Figuring Out When to 'Fake It'

(MedPage Today) -- Physicians need to trust their instincts, says Starla Fitch, MD

Will You Get a Flu Shot?

(MedPage Today) -- It's recommended for practically everybody, but many still skip it

Seniors Who Head Back to School May Reduce Dementia Risk

Title: Seniors Who Head Back to School May Reduce Dementia Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM

Stress May Boost Risk for Alzheimer's-Linked Thinking Problems

Title: Stress May Boost Risk for Alzheimer's-Linked Thinking Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM

CardioBrief: ROCKET AF Analysis Reassures on Trial Reliability

(MedPage Today) -- Secondary analysis will affirm trial conclusions on Xarelto, say researchers responding to concerns

A Shift in Executive Pay: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, EMRs provide new insights into patients' health

Morning Break: Alzheimer's and Alcohol; TB Nurse Exposes 1,000; Planned Parenthood in Court

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

FDA Takes Another Look at Ezetimibe

(MedPage Today) -- Live blog from Larry Husten

Data Flaws Affect Hospital Reimbursement

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers find serious gaps in hospital billing data

Moderate Drinking May Benefit Early Stage Alzheimer's Patients

Title: Moderate Drinking May Benefit Early Stage Alzheimer's Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM

Expert: More Oversight Needed for Health Facility Safety

(MedPage Today) -- Lucian Leape, MD, calls for an "FAA-like" federal agency

Could Dim View on Aging Raise Your Alzheimer's Risk?

Title: Could Dim View on Aging Raise Your Alzheimer's Risk?
Category: Health News
Created: 12/7/2015 12:00:00 AM
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Antibiotic Resistance Bad for Chemo and Surgery Patients: Pharmacy Practice News

(MedPage Today) -- Also, 340B in danger

10 Tips to Prevent Methotrexate Deaths: Rheumatology Network and ConsultantLive

(MedPage Today) -- Also, healthy eating and RA risk

Researchers Say They Find Genes Linked to Alzheimer's Timing

Title: Researchers Say They Find Genes Linked to Alzheimer's Timing
Category: Health News
Created: 12/4/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Healthcare Spending at All-Time High: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, barriers to sharing patient data

Understanding Healthcare Costs: Meaningful Steps Going Forward

(MedPage Today) -- Last of a 3-part series navigating price transparency in healthcare

D.C. Week: Obamacare and Planned Parenthood Get Axed by Senate

(MedPage Today) -- Health spending hit record high in 2014, but hospital-acquired-conditions plummet

Primary Care Docs Face Pay Cut: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Slowed Walking in Seniors May Signal Alzheimer's Danger

Title: Slowed Walking in Seniors May Signal Alzheimer's Danger
Category: Health News
Created: 12/2/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2015 12:00:00 AM

Beware 5 Red Flags in Your Clinician Job Search

(MedPage Today) -- Avoid these pitfalls if you are considering changing jobs

Question of the Day: Are U.S. Clinicians the Best in the World?

(MedPage Today) -- Mirror, mirror on the wall ...

Genes May Help Shield Seniors From Mental Decline: Study

Title: Genes May Help Shield Seniors From Mental Decline: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

Question of the Day: Money, Money, Money

(MedPage Today) -- Are you bullish on medical practice in 2016?

World Overtaking U.S. in Sugar Consumption (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Diet gets sweeter in most countries, especially in developing world

HHS: Dramatic Downturn in Hospital-Acquired Conditions

(MedPage Today) -- Big reductions in adverse drug events, pressure ulcers

Patient Empowerment Can Reduce Antibiotic Use

(MedPage Today) -- Explain the pros and cons but leave the decision up to them

Fauci: HIV Science 'Has Spoken' (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- 'No excuse' left for not using anti-HIV drugs to treat and prevent infection

Tricks for Improving Doctor-Patient Communication: Physicians Practice

(MedPage Today) -- Also, avoiding fraud over the holidays

NeuroBreak: Sex Hormone for MS; Docs Catch Opioid Blame

(MedPage Today) -- News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

New Yorkers to See Salt Warnings on Restaurant Menus

(MedPage Today) -- Items containing more than 2,300 mg of sodium get salt-shaker icon

Morning Break: Cuba's Doc Drain; Harvard Eases COI Rules; 'Most Virile Man'

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today

Controversial Antidepressant Comes Up for FDA OK -- Again

(MedPage Today) -- Gepirone ER haunted by failed trials, but advisory panel set to take another look

A Tale Of Two ACA Co-Ops: One Standing, One Falling

(MedPage Today) -- The performance of the co-op insurers has been a mixed bag

Advanced Disease Missed Without PSA Testing? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Study shows decrease across disease stages after USPSTF recommendation

FDA Approves Second Antibody for Myeloma

(MedPage Today) -- Pivotal trial showed significant gain in PFS with elotuzumab

How To Involve Patients in Their Own Care: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, threat of cyber security breach in hospitals

Burnout: A Pound of Prevention May Be the Remedy

(MedPage Today) -- The marketplace offers many options

Morning Break: Medicaid Expansion Rollback; Americans Shun Flu Vax

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

When Doctors Get Sick: Three Stories of Addiction

(MedPage Today) -- Different paths to the bottom and back up

D.C. Week: FDA Advisors Questions DMD Drug; Rx $$$ -- Again

(MedPage Today) -- After being blasted for "price gouging' Turing drops the price of Daraprim

What We Heard: 'Like a Fitbit'; Child Abuse Dx; Pig Brains

(MedPage Today) -- Every week MedPage Today reporters interview hundreds of experts and here is some of what those experts said this week.

Succeeding When the Going Gets Tough: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

End of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay to Primary Care Doctors

(MedPage Today) -- Program distributed $664 million in 2012

Burnout: Is it Real? If Yes, Can it Be Codified?

(MedPage Today) -- This MedPage Today at 10 report separates truth from fiction

Loss of Control Drives Burnout, a MedPage Today Survey

(MedPage Today) -- Most HCPs know someone who quit medicine because they were so dissatisfied

Turing Cuts Daraprim Price, But Doesn't Roll It Back

(MedPage Today) -- A 50% price cut " ... is still a 2,500% increase over the original price of $13.50."

Alzheimer's-Linked Brain Plaques May Also Slow Blood Flow

Title: Alzheimer's-Linked Brain Plaques May Also Slow Blood Flow
Category: Health News
Created: 11/24/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/24/2015 12:00:00 AM

Turing Caves to Public Pressure, Drops Daraprim Price

(MedPage Today) -- Turing Pharmaceuticals drops the price of its antiinfective drug

HIV Prophylaxis Could Benefit 1.2 Million: CDC (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- But medical providers are unaware of pre-exposure protection

Morning Break: Parisian Doctors on Terror Attacks; Costco Chicken Salad E-Coli

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Study: Derm Drugs See a Major Price Hike (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- More than 400% increase for certain brand name prescription meds

FDA Advisors Paint Bleak Picture for DMD Drug

(MedPage Today) -- Evidence of efficacy for drisapersen is weak, panelists say

Registry Underway for Watchman CMS Coverage

(MedPage Today) -- But who to include and how to follow them are still fluid issues

Healthcare Mergers: Good, Bad, or Both?

(MedPage Today) -- Experts explore its benefits and consequences

CMS Seeks Network Adequacy for ACA Exchange Plans

(MedPage Today) -- If state doesn't select applicable metrics, CMS will

Value-Based Pricing Will Help With High Rx Costs

(MedPage Today) -- More data needed to put it into practice, experts say

Pricey HCV Drugs Worth the Cost (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Reductions in disease complications and quality health gains offset drug costs in simulation model

AMA Protests Insurer Mega-Mergers: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, exploring nurses' evolving roles in medicine and patient care

2015 Brings Bumper Crop of New Rx Meds

(MedPage Today) -- Could be record year for new drug approvals

FDA Staff Skeptical of Muscular Dystrophy Drug Drisapersen

(MedPage Today) -- Agency questions clinical benefit

What We Heard This Week

(MedPage Today) -- Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's news coverage

Secrets to Managing Employees: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

"It Doesn't Matter Who You Are -- She Will Take Care of You"

(MedPage Today) -- Husband explains why his wife, a nurse, is a hero to many

Slow Medicine: Time to Let Go of 140/90?

(MedPage Today) -- The Slow Medicine approach to the SPRINT trial results

Amgen Pledges to Respect Patient Privacy

(MedPage Today) -- Backs off data rights demand for patients seeking co-pay help

Morning Break: Sniffing Out Cancer; Frankenfish OK'd; Ebola and STD Comebacks

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

FDA Panel Pans Bladder Cancer Therapy (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Too few patients, modest benefit cited in negative vote

Does a 'Stick' Work Without a 'Carrot'?

(MedPage Today) -- For hospital-acquired conditions, the answer seems to be yes

Bad Lab Tests: Real Menace or Bogus Threat?

(MedPage Today) -- Congress debates merits of stricter FDA oversight for laboratory developed tests

Alzheimer's-Linked Gene Tied to Brain Bleeds in Men: Study

Title: Alzheimer's-Linked Gene Tied to Brain Bleeds in Men: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 11/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/17/2015 12:00:00 AM

PSA Screening Rates Decline After USPSTF Says 'No' (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Impact of 2012 recommendation on prostate cancer mortality uncertain

Pelzman's Picks: What Does BMI Really Mean?

(MedPage Today) -- Diagnostic error reduction strategies, and more

FDA Approves Potential Myeloma Game Changer

(MedPage Today) -- Daratumumab is first-ever monoclonal antibody therapy for multiple myeloma

AAP: Animal Antibiotics Threaten Kids' Health (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Drug-resistant organisms spreading, and children are most vulnerable

Study Addresses Defensive Medicine: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, new data details physician access across the U.S.

Morning Break: Paris Terror Attacks May Give U.S. Kids Nightmares; Dirty Scopes

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

The Critical Quality Measure: Patient Safety

(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals could do much more to prevent errors

Strategies for Managing Aging Clinicians

(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals take steps to protect patient safety

D.C. Week: FDA Clears Smokeless Snus for Sale

(MedPage Today) -- Also, Congress lashes out at VA for unmerited bonuses

Recombinant Hemophilia A Product OK'd

(MedPage Today) -- FDA approves pegylated Factor VIII agent

Obesity Groups Say States Denying Bariatric Surgery Violate ACA

(MedPage Today) -- Discrimination complaint calls on HHS to require bariatric surgery coverage

CardioBrief: The Trouble With Post-Approval Device Studies

(MedPage Today) -- FDA may require them but many are delayed or never finished

FDA Finalizes New Food Safety Rules

(MedPage Today) -- Regulations set standards for domestic farms and importers

One Diagnosis, a Billion Dollars

(MedPage Today) -- How physicians can begin to reduce diagnostic errors

FDA Advisors: No Easy Answers in Maternal Immunization

(MedPage Today) -- Preventing disease in infants could mean vaccinating mom

'Screen Time' Is a Problem for Everyone in Healthcare

(MedPage Today) -- Patients frustrated when the doctor mostly looks at a computer, not them

Is There a Place for Chemoprevention? Clin Onc News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, the potential usefulness of blood-based biopsy tests

Lots of Finger-Pointing Over ACA Co-Op Failures

(MedPage Today) -- Much blame directed at CMS for poor oversight

Xtampza Wins Tentative FDA Approval, But Availability Remains Uncertain

(MedPage Today) -- Litigation with Purdue could keep marketing on hold until 2018

First Responders: Stick With Interrupted CPR (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Mouth-to-mouth at least as good as continuous chest compression

FDA Approves Roche's Cotellic for Combination Melanoma Therapy

(MedPage Today) -- Effective in BRAF V600 mutation-positive disease

Morning Break: Carter's Good News; More ACA Plans Vanish; 'Futile' Study Succeeds

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

ACP: Consider Low-Income Patients With Direct Pay

(MedPage Today) -- Direct pay models can keep docs in play, but may isolate low-income patients

How to Hire a Reputation Management Firm: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, ways for EDs to improve quality and cost of patient care

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Building the Data Analytics Team

(MedPage Today) -- Leaders in healthcare discuss efforts to create a talented team

D.C. Week: Drug Prices Raise Hackles in Congress

(MedPage Today) -- Also, White House releases official text of controversial Pacific trade deal

MedPAC Explores New Primary Care Bonus

(MedPage Today) -- Panel mulls ideas for keeping primary care financially attractive

Hormone-Like Drug Doesn't Help Women With Alzheimer's: Study

Title: Hormone-Like Drug Doesn't Help Women With Alzheimer's: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 11/4/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/5/2015 12:00:00 AM

CardioBrief: 'Walking Time Bombs'

(MedPage Today) -- Is this fear mongering or effective communication of risk?

Get Ready for MIPS -- or Opt Out

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare's newest quality reporting program will look at data from 2017

CDC: Tainted Food Tied to Regular Illness Outbreaks (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Multistate incidents occur twice a month on average, report says

Avoiding Pitfalls of Social Media: Physicians Practice

(MedPage Today) -- Also, health websites that can be recommended to patients

Radiologists Can Reduce Unnecessary Testing -- Here's How

(MedPage Today) -- Saurabh Jha, MD, offers five tips for cutting unneeded tests

Time to Accept Asthma 'Hygiene Hypothesis'?

(MedPage Today) -- F. Perry Wilson examines a new study suggesting early exposure to animals prevents asthma

Morning Break: Shocking ER Care; Never Too Old for ADHD; You Just Think You're Dead

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Depression, Suicide Among Doctors on the Rise: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, how to minimize violence and enhance safety in the hospital setting

How Precision Medicine is Unlocking EHRs' Potential

(MedPage Today) -- EMRs help improve patient safety, research, clinical outcomes for 10 neurological disorders

Discrepancies in Access to Cost/Quality Info: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Feeling Extra Forgetful May Signal Dementia Ahead

Title: Feeling Extra Forgetful May Signal Dementia Ahead
Category: Health News
Created: 10/28/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/29/2015 12:00:00 AM

UnitedHealthcare Expands Effort To Rein In Cancer Tx Costs

(MedPage Today) -- Pilot program caps oncology practices' profits

Genetic Counselors Skeptical of New 23andMe Service

(MedPage Today) -- Carrier status tests may provide more information than consumers can handle alone

End-of-Life Care for Dementia Much Pricier Than for Other Ills

Title: End-of-Life Care for Dementia Much Pricier Than for Other Ills
Category: Health News
Created: 10/26/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/27/2015 12:00:00 AM

FDA Approves Oncolytic Viral Agent for Melanoma

(MedPage Today) -- Talimogene laherparepvec for injection into unresectable lesions

Losing Our Connections

(MedPage Today) -- More Americans are becoming socially isolated

Morning Break: Sugar as Poison; Real Obesity Cure; Hospital Bombed

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Slow Medicine: Is the CDC Right on Pneumococcal Vax Recs?

(MedPage Today) -- Evidence lacking for new recommendations

Partnerships, Not Mergers Trending for Health Systems: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, more meaningful use changes on the way

On Cologne, Clubbing, and Competing Risk

(MedPage Today) -- An invitation from friends prompts a statistical analysis

Morning Break: Meat Can Cause Cancer; Double-Booked Surgeons

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Op-Ed: The CME Industry Slams Slippery Slope Series

(MedPage Today) -- The CME Coalition rebuts findings from MedPage Today's testosterone investigation

D.C. Week: Obama Moves to Curb Opioid Abuse

(MedPage Today) -- Also, the FDA approves a hyperkalemia drug

Do Gut Bugs Put the Brakes on Myelination? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Microbe-free mice have hypermyelination of the prefrontal cortex

ICD-10: So Far, So Good

(MedPage Today) -- Claims submissions going well, but will payers kick them back later?

Anti-Inflammatory Flops in Acute MI

(MedPage Today) -- Top-line LATITUDE results show no impact on outcomes

$1 Daramprim Alternative? Not So Fast

(MedPage Today) -- Compounding pharmacy's plan could run afoul of FDA regulations

Task Force Backs Glucose Screening in Overweight Adults (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- USPSTF recommendation applies to ages 40 and up with no diabetic symptoms

Brain Differences Seen in Young Adults at Genetic Risk of Alzheimer's

Title: Brain Differences Seen in Young Adults at Genetic Risk of Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 10/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/23/2015 12:00:00 AM

FDA Approves New Option for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

(MedPage Today) -- Trabectedin slowed disease progression versus dacarbazine

ICD-10: What if it Was All a Joke?

(MedPage Today) -- "What if ICD-10 was just a joke by a 13-year-old boy?" asks Roy Benaroch, MD

Medicare Advantage: Room for Improvement

(MedPage Today) -- Popular program is still a work in progress, health policy experts say

Researchers Move Closer to Alzheimer's Blood Test

Title: Researchers Move Closer to Alzheimer's Blood Test
Category: Health News
Created: 10/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/19/2015 12:00:00 AM

Obama Announces Steps to Combat Opioid Abuse

(MedPage Today) -- Federal health workers now required to receive training in opioid prescribing

Are Medicare ACOs Working? Experts Disagree

(MedPage Today) -- Some say ACOs haven't worked; others want to give them more time

CardioBrief: FH Foundation Industry Ties Explained

(MedPage Today) -- "We cannot do it alone," says a leader of familial hypercholesterolemia group on industry relationships

Morning Break: Brothel Deaths; Doc Experience Tracker; Colo. Insurer Collapse

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

FDA Approves Factor X Replacement

(MedPage Today) -- First product approved for rare clotting factor deficiency

Pelzman's Picks: PPE Removal's Sticky Situation

(MedPage Today) -- Without a good old-fashioned exam/history, diagnosing scurvy can run upwards of $40,000

Accidental Security Lapses: Inevitable But Manageable

(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare data experts address challenges to security compliance

Nerve Disorder in Horses May Offer Clues to Alzheimer's

Title: Nerve Disorder in Horses May Offer Clues to Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 10/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/19/2015 12:00:00 AM

FDA-Accelerated Ca Drugs Don't Get Adequate Follow-Up (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Evidence of long-term survival benefits still lacking for most

At End of Life, Measure What Patients Value

(MedPage Today) -- Expert discusses strategies to treat patients in their last years of life

Size of These Brain Parts Tied to Dementia Risk

Title: Size of These Brain Parts Tied to Dementia Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 10/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

D.C. Week: Jeb Bush Releases Health Reform Proposal

(MedPage Today) -- Also: Medicaid enrollment and spending spikes in expansion states

A Looming Tax on High-End Health Plans Draws Fire

(MedPage Today) -- Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to end the "Cadillac tax"

#Rxpocalypse Now: Increasing Drug Prices Unsustainable

(MedPage Today) -- It's time to transition to a value-based approach for drug prices and efficacy

Ebola Virus Remains in Semen for Up to 9 Months (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Study confirms previous data suggesting infectivity continues after "cure"

Jeb Bush Releases Health Reform Proposal

(MedPage Today) -- Calls for tax credits for those without employer coverage

CRF Employee's Death Under Investigation

(MedPage Today) -- Few details available

The Ups and Downs of ICD-10: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, CMS launches effort to reduce incidence of heart attacks and strokes

Morning Break: Chains as Psych Restraints, Eco-Unfriendly Hospitals

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

CardioBrief: Third Strike for CETP Inhibitors

(MedPage Today) -- Lilly halts big evacetrapib trial

How Urgent Care Clinics are Evolving

(MedPage Today) -- Experimenting with new services to help them stand out from the crowd

ESRD: Medicare Pilot Targets Dialysis Centers

(MedPage Today) -- Program seeks bottom-up improvement

Don't Blame Shkreli -- Blame the System

(MedPage Today) -- Raising a drug's price by 5,500% is a symptom of a larger problem

Love the Robot, Hate the Robot: The General Surgery News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, treating uncomplicated appendicitis with antibiotics

IOM Advises on Right and Wrong Diagnoses: Physicians Practice

(MedPage Today) -- Also: last-minute tips on ICD-10

Mixed Reviews for CMS's Final Meaningful Use Rules

(MedPage Today) -- Critics say CMS jumped the gun

Health Policy Experts Fear the Worst With Payer Mergers

(MedPage Today) -- But insurance executives argue competition will still flourish

Opinion Makers: Edmund Funai, MD, on the Future of Academic Medicine

(MedPage Today) -- Academic medicine must be willing to change in order to survive

PCP/Oncology Partnerships Vital for Cancer Care Wave

(MedPage Today) -- Oncologists and PCPs will have to team up to cope with patient influx

'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

(MedPage Today) -- Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

Help for Women With Opioid Addiction

(MedPage Today) -- Mothers with opioid dependencies have unmet needs

Depression Adds to Burden of Alzheimer's Caregivers, Study Finds

Title: Depression Adds to Burden of Alzheimer's Caregivers, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/2/2015 12:00:00 AM

Surgeon Scorecard: Two Views

(MedPage Today) -- It's incomplete and perhaps inaccurate. But the culture may demand it.

Meeting the Challenge of Immunizations

(MedPage Today) -- Planning for flu vaccinations has gotten more complicated

Reduced-Nicotine Cigarettes: Safer Than Conventional Products? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Randomized trial shows mixed results

CardioBrief: Academic Leaders on the Corporate Board

(MedPage Today) -- A disturbingly large number of leading academics pull double duty

Modeling Study Marks Cervical Ca Screening as 'Inefficient' (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Room for improvement in the current practice, researchers say

Top Reads in Slow Medicine

(MedPage Today) -- A roundup of articles with Slow Medicine themes

How Are New Drugs Evaluated by the FDA?

(MedPage Today) -- Insights from an FDA official

Morning Break: Shutdown Clock Ticking, Managing Online Critics, MS Drug Results

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Keeping Nurses on Board: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, check out this year's rankings of U.S. healthcare plans

IOM: Most Patients Experience Diagnostic Error at Some Point

(MedPage Today) -- Report finds 5% error rate for outpatient visits

D.C. Week: Boehner Shocks Congress With Plans to Resign

(MedPage Today) -- FDA panel presses sterilization device maker for safer practice

Two New Insulin Products Win FDA Nod

(MedPage Today) -- Approvals cover Insulin degludec alone and combined with insulin aspart

Tricks to Help Physicians Stay on Track: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Bye-Bye Boehner: What Does It Mean for Medicine?

(MedPage Today) -- Speaker won points for SGR fix

Not Much to Show for Nation's High Cost of Care

(MedPage Today) -- System must change dramatically to improve outcomes, says Caroline Poplin, MD

Does Hillary Clinton Have the Rx For Rising Health Costs?

(MedPage Today) -- She released two proposals this week aimed at curbing patients' health spending

Do FDA's Fast-Track Reviews Skimp on Important Data? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Two studies suggest they do, but also that program is working as intended

Drug May Calm Agitation in Alzheimer's Patients

Title: Drug May Calm Agitation in Alzheimer's Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 9/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/23/2015 12:00:00 AM

FDA Committee Takes Second Look at Essure Contraceptive

(MedPage Today) -- Implantable sterilization device may be linked to persistent pain, other adverse events

CardioBrief: Study Questions Usual Wisdom on Trans Fats (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Could a little trans fat found naturally in meat and dairy actually be protective?

The Methods Man: Standard Deviation vs. Standard Error

(MedPage Today) -- It makes a difference -- sometimes a very big and important difference

How HIEs Are Becoming Essential to Clinicians

(MedPage Today) -- Health information exchanges can save valuable time

Dementia

Title: Dementia
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 4/12/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/18/2015 12:00:00 AM

U.K. Scientists Seek Gov't OK for Embryo Editing Studies

(MedPage Today) -- Research has been attacked as step toward eugenics and "designer babies"

Friday Feedback: Robert Califf's Potential Impact on the FDA

(MedPage Today) -- What to expect from the new commissioner

ACP to Jerry Brown: Veto Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill

(MedPage Today) -- Don't allow "medicalization of suicide"

Too Little Vitamin D May Hasten Mental Decline

Title: Too Little Vitamin D May Hasten Mental Decline
Category: Health News
Created: 9/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

New Analysis of Paxil Data: Were Adverse Events Downplayed? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Fresh look at infamous Study 329 raises questions about pharma transparency

Blood Pressure Meds May Cut Alzheimer's Risk

Title: Blood Pressure Meds May Cut Alzheimer's Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 9/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/15/2015 12:00:00 AM

Standalone EDs: The Starbucks of Healthcare?

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare advisors scrutinize rapid growth of off-campus, independent emergency centers

Could Red Wine Ingredient Affect Progression of Alzheimer's?

Title: Could Red Wine Ingredient Affect Progression of Alzheimer's?
Category: Health News
Created: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM

D.C. Week: CMS Announces Plan to Stop Health Disparities

(MedPage Today) -- FDA panel not impressed with Avridi reformulation

FDA Panel Likes New Abuse-Deterrent Opioid

(MedPage Today) -- Benefits in chronic pain patients with dysphagia outweigh safety concerns from food effect

Tweet of the Week: iPhone Allows Users to Store Medical Info

(MedPage Today) -- Ever wonder what the "emergency" option at the bottom of your unlocked iPhone was for?

Invokana May Increase Bone Fracture Risk: FDA

(MedPage Today) -- Follows evidence linking the SGLT2 inhibitor to fractures

Reference Pricing Lowers Colon Ca Screening Cost (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- California group sees substantial reduction in the mean price paid for procedure

When Docs Mock Patients: Anesthesiology News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, seven secret methods for pediatric tracheal intubation

Universal Cholesterol Screening in Kids IDs Genetic Dyslipidemia (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Familial hypercholesterolemia is relatively common; screening may be best strategy

Antibiotics for Appendicitis Has Its Downsides

(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotics rather than surgery for appendicitis sounds good, but there are drawbacks

Morning Break: AMA Pans Insurance Merger, TV Discovers ICD-10

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

CardioBrief: Report Finds PCSK9s Effective but Overpriced

(MedPage Today) -- For widespread use, price should be dropped to $2,000

Putting College Kids to Work: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, exploring a successful new palliative care model

For the Love of Medicine: Physicians Practice

(MedPage Today) -- Results of the annual job satisfaction survey

For-Profit Companies Seek, and Get, Medicare 'Wellness' $$

(MedPage Today) -- Life Line service draws special ire from physicians

Pelzman's Picks: The Value of Proven Care

(MedPage Today) -- Also, lung cancer screening money may be better spent on smoking cessation

Morning Break: Google Health Takes on Type 1 Diabetes; Size Matters?

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

ACP on Telemedicine: Still Wary

(MedPage Today) -- Recognizing the need for and inevitability of telemedicine, ACP takes cautious stance

Out-of-Network Billing Fuels Provider-Payer Friction

(MedPage Today) -- Placing limits on out-of-network charges remains point of contention

10 Times HIPAA May Not Apply

(MedPage Today) -- Recognizing that HIPAA is not intended to interfere with a patients medical care

'This Can Only End Badly'

(MedPage Today) -- A pathologist recounts her training in the New York City medical examiner's office

7 Alzheimer's Disease Stages and Symptoms

Title: 7 Alzheimer's Disease Stages and Symptoms
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 7/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/4/2015 12:00:00 AM

Secrets to Dealing With Stress: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

HHS Issues Anti-Discrimination Rules for Transgender People

(MedPage Today) -- Rule also adds protections for disabled patients and for women

Combating Pediatric Pain: The Pain Medicine News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, new efforts to develop personalized pain treatments

7 Alzheimer's Disease Stages and Symptoms

Title: 7 Alzheimer's Disease Stages and Symptoms
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 7/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

CardioNotes: Chagas Disease Myopathy, HF Monitoring, Gene Therapy (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- A slew of negative findings

ACP Opposes 'Mass Deportation' Proposals on Health Grounds

(MedPage Today) -- Latest in series of controversial stances on political issues

Too Much Weight in Middle Age Tied to Earlier Alzheimer's

Title: Too Much Weight in Middle Age Tied to Earlier Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

CardioBrief: Docs Agree, And Agree to Disagree, About FDA Rules

(MedPage Today) -- Nissen and Califf on the same page -- most of the time

Pelzman's Picks: Are EHRs Too Much Like Microsoft Office?

(MedPage Today) -- How millennials are accessing primary care, and more

Morning Break: Wrongful Birth, NOAC Safety, Psoriasis Drug Revived

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Doctor-Led Startups Offer New Career Path, Public Benefit

(MedPage Today) -- Innovating health care from the inside out

RheumNow: Drug Shortage Bulletin -- August 2015

(MedPage Today) -- Recent information on drug shortages in rheumatology

Second PCSK9 Inhibitor Wins FDA Approval

(MedPage Today) -- Also: CMS targets wasteful spending in nursing facilities

Tips for Acing Your Next Job Interview: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Friday Feedback: Spotlight on Celebrity Disease Diagnoses

(MedPage Today) -- Pros and cons of celebrities going public with their health problems

DPP-4 Inhibitors Linked to Severe Joint Pain, FDA Warns

(MedPage Today) -- The agency has identified 33 cases since 2006

Janssen Accused of Withholding Data on Risperdal Side Effect in Autism

(MedPage Today) -- Company charged with trying to cover up gynecomastia effect in boys

What to Make of Vitamin D, MS, & Mendelian Randomization (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- It depends who you ask, study author found

Physicians Should Speak Out on Mass Deportation of Immigrants

(MedPage Today) -- Such policies would have devastating health consequences, says ACP's Bob Doherty

ACR Joins Outcry Against ABIM's MOC Program

(MedPage Today) -- Calls it an "overreach" and questions ABIM's financial stewardship

Morning Break: Really Big Bullies, Creative Daydreaming, Poop Donors

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Another PCSK9 Drug Wins FDA Approval

(MedPage Today) -- Evolocumab will be available next week

Bed Bug Resurgence a Multifactorial Issue

(MedPage Today) -- Hygiene, insecticide bans, globalization all contribute

Getting the Phone to Stop Ringing

(MedPage Today) -- The dream: a patient-staff communication system that meets needs of both

CMS: 'Healthier People, Smarter Spending' With ACOs

(MedPage Today) -- Report credits accountable care organizations with more care coordination

OncoBreak: Early Test for Relapse, False Mammograms, Cancer and Sex

(MedPage Today) -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

The Hospital Leader: Catch Me If You Can (With Dirty Hands, That Is)

(MedPage Today) -- Time for sticks as well as carrots to boost hand hygiene?

Worried About Your Teaching Evaluations? Read This First.

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the new school year -- and mindless teaching evaluations

Amgen's PCSK9 Drug Wins FDA Approval

(MedPage Today) -- Repatha is second PCSK9 approved

'Basket' Cancer Trial Hints at Promise (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Presence of mutation did not universally predict activity

Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

(MedPage Today) -- The case of the $1,700 mammogram

Cancer Survivor Plan Fails to Up Patient Satisfaction (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- More information fails to produce clear benefit

No Brain Boost for Seniors With Exercise, Supplements (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Time to reassess lifestyle factors?

Morning Break: Killer Surgeon, Botched Penis Injection, Medicaid and HCV

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Exercise, Supplements Like Fish Oil Won't Keep Elderly Sharper: Studies

Title: Exercise, Supplements Like Fish Oil Won't Keep Elderly Sharper: Studies
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2015 12:00:00 AM

So You Had a Bad Day

(MedPage Today) -- Keep it in perspective with these three thoughts

Pelzman's Picks: Readmission Penalties for Prisons?

(MedPage Today) -- Also: with a little coordination to allow night rest, hospital patients might heal faster

Patient Satisfaction Surveys: Really, You Need Them

(MedPage Today) -- If done right, they are well worth the cost

Women, Minorities Still Underrepresented in Medicine

(MedPage Today) -- Wide variation seen among specialties

Morning Break: Skip the Water; Don't Drink Urine; DIY Erectile Tx a Bummer

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Health Plan Merger Madness: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, California hospitals work to save millions of gallons of water each year

Medicine in India: Rough Road to Physician Accountability

(MedPage Today) -- Second in a series

Consider Advance Care Planning Needs for LGBT Patients

(MedPage Today) -- What tools do we need to promote equality at the end of life?

Morning Break: Better Sex, Autism and Creativity, Second Cancers

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

'Mutant' Lice More Hype Than Headache

(MedPage Today) -- Treatment failure doesn't equal clinical resistance

Morning Break: Mutant Head Lice, Guns and Public Health, Coke and Friends

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Medicine in India: Rampant Quackery, Baffling Drug Landscape

(MedPage Today) -- First of a two-part series

D.C. Week: 'Female Viagra' OK'd; Healthcare Draws Attention in 2016 Race

(MedPage Today) -- Also, House Dem slams GOP for inaction on prescription drug prices

Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Why the Aging Brain Is More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's

Title: Why the Aging Brain Is More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/20/2015 12:00:00 AM

9 Factors You Can Control May Be Key to Alzheimer's Risk

Title: 9 Factors You Can Control May Be Key to Alzheimer's Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

Better Than Science Fiction

(MedPage Today) -- Reading about workplace trends intrigues David Nash, MD, MBA

Search Tool Shines Light on Docs' Backgrounds

(MedPage Today) -- FSMB unveils one-stop shop for disciplinary, certification records on individual physicians

FDA: Scope Makers Failed to Report Violations

(MedPage Today) -- One manufacturer withheld information for 3 years on infections linked to duodenoscopes

Escaping the Echo Chamber

(MedPage Today) -- Don't always surround yourself with the like-minded, says ACP's Bob Doherty

Confused about Biosimilar Meds? Rheumatology Network and ConsultantLive

(MedPage Today) -- Also, erectile dysfunction associated with increased risk of diabetes

Pelzman's Picks: The Doc Down on the Farm

(MedPage Today) -- Also, the patient as care coordinator and why the FDA shouldn't lose its power

Bias Suggested in PCSK9 Inhibitor Findings (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Questions raised on studies that suggested halving in CV events

GOP Candidates' Health Plans Draw Mixed Reviews

(MedPage Today) -- Plans by Walker, Rubio seek larger role for health savings accounts

Bias Charged in PCSK9 Inhibitor Findings (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Questions raised on studies that suggested halving in CV events

CMS Sepsis Measures Spark Controversy

(MedPage Today) -- Measures would likely result in overtreatment, critics say

Vaginal Mesh Debacle Breeds Questionable Profit Schemes

(MedPage Today) -- A behind-the-scenes look at medical device litigation

Cost Of Diabetes Drugs Often Overlooked, But Shouldn’t Be

(MedPage Today) -- Cost increases have patients scrambling to pay for their drugs

And the Silos Came Tumbling Down

(MedPage Today) -- James C. Salwitz, MD, envisions a more interconnected healthcare system

Combo Immunotherapy Promising for Melanoma: Clin Onc News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, two generic drugs can improve breast cancer survival

Morning Break: Pelvic Mesh Scandal, Off-Label No-Nos

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

FDA Approves 'Female Viagra' Amid Cheers and Jeers

(MedPage Today) -- Addyi is intended to increase libido in pre-menopausal women

MOC Protests Still Raging: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, efforts to improve patient engagement with doctors

Evidence Lacking in Studies of Hospital Cleanliness

(MedPage Today) -- Review finds evidence-based research into hospital cleaning practices uncommon

Trust Your Instincts When Treating Patients: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Alzheimer's Disease

Title: Alzheimer's Disease
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/26/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2015 12:00:00 AM

Medicare Switches Gears: Will Pay for Amgen's Pricey Leukemia Drug

(MedPage Today) -- Experts say FDA blinked on Blincyto stand-off

Rate of Uninsured U.S. Adults Down Sharply in 2015

(MedPage Today) -- Also, children's private coverage increases for first time in 15 years

Morning Break: Trump on 'Good' Planned Parenthood, Fishy Sunblock

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Pelzman's Picks: Identity Thieves Hit Healthcare

(MedPage Today) -- Also, immigrants helped with health reform and the rise of robots in medicine

Morning Break: ACA No Job Killer, Suing Dr. Google, Afib Focus

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Home is Where the Health Is

(MedPage Today) -- Policy experts argue that investments in housing enhance health outcomes.

Confronting Common Issues With EHRs: Physicians Practice

(MedPage Today) -- Also, how to make the best of ICD-10

The Most Effective Way to Protect an Aging Brain

Title: The Most Effective Way to Protect an Aging Brain
Category: Health News
Created: 8/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2015 12:00:00 AM

The Changing Face of Medical Education: Integrating Basic Science

(MedPage Today) -- Final installment in a MedPage Today series

Confessions of a Religious Doctor

(MedPage Today) -- Reconciling faith with the practice of medicine can be challenging

CardioBrief: Does Obesity Research Go Better With Coke?

(MedPage Today) -- Company's links with prominent scientists raise new questions

Price Transparency Issues Persist: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, reexamining the out-of-control cost of cancer care

Morning Break: Heart Cancer? Coca-Cola $$ Spin Research

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Study Casts Doubt on Assumptions About Hospital 'Frequent Fliers'

(MedPage Today) -- Many super-utilizers only do so for brief periods of time

Op-Ed: No Surprise in FDA Side Effect Reporting Delays

(MedPage Today) -- Pharma's sluggishness pales against the FDA's

Cost of Obesity 'Will Wipe Out Healthcare'

(MedPage Today) -- Nation's obesity epidemic poses grave threat to population health, cost controls

D.C. Week: House Panel Finds Cybersecurity Dangers at HHS

(MedPage Today) -- And housing is health intervention, senators told

13,000 Ebola Survivors Pose Challenges

(MedPage Today) -- Care is an "emergency within the emergency"

Cincinnati Hospitals to Screen All New Moms, Newborns for Heroin

(MedPage Today) -- Health officials worry about epidemic of neonatal withdrawal syndrome

Does a Med School Degree Guarantee Diagnosis Skills?

(MedPage Today) -- Turning a doctor into a diagnostic wizard is no simple feat

The Changing Face of Medical Ed: It's All About the System

(MedPage Today) -- Part two of a three-part MedPage Today series

Friday Feedback: Hospital Readmissons as Quality Metric

(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians respond to the policy and its future

Giving Patients Evidence-Based Reassurance

(MedPage Today) -- In response to the Less-is-More series, here are five evidence-based tips for reassuring patients

Big Consequences from Small Email Gaffes: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Morning Break: Ice Bucket Challenge 2.0, Viagra Axed, White Bread Blues

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

CVS Strips Viagra, Other Drugs, from Pharmacy Benefit Coverage

(MedPage Today) -- But Cialis remains covered

Asked and Answered

(MedPage Today) -- Mental health is too important to screen for and then walk away from, says Fred N. Pelzman, MD

OncoBreak: Pushing Clinical Trials, Prostate Gap, Let's Get Small

(MedPage Today) -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Let Patients Know When You're Proud of Them

(MedPage Today) -- Sometimes it makes a patient's day, says Jordan Grumet, MD

Morning Break: ProPublica Joins Yelp for Doc Rankings, CDC Asks 'Where's the Money?'

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

The Changing Face of Medical Education: Big Data, Self-Paced Learning

(MedPage Today) -- Part one of a three-part MedPage Today series

Why Are Generics So Pricey? Pharmacy Practice News

(MedPage Today) -- Also, clever ways to stop drug diversion

FDA Warns of Serious Risks With LVADs

(MedPage Today) -- Pump thrombosis, stroke, and bleeding events reported

Ebola Cases Hit New Low

(MedPage Today) -- But official warns against "irrational exuberance"

Aging Docs: Contractor Offers Turnkey Assessment

(MedPage Today) -- PAPA may have the answer

ABIM Eases One MOC Rule

(MedPage Today) -- Change intended to help those newly certified or in fellowships

Morning Break: 'Bressure' to Breastfeed, Teen Tokers, Fetal Fossil

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Talking With Patients about Guns? Show Some Respect (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Doctors need "cultural competence" when counseling gun owners

Half of Hospitals Incur Medicare Readmission Penalties

(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 2,600 hospitals will incur a combined $420 million in penalties

Advocates Say Mental Health ?Parity? Law Not Fulfilling Its Promise

(MedPage Today) -- Insurers are subtly subverting the law, supporters claim

ASCO Forms New Unit to Strengthen Oncology Practices

(MedPage Today) -- Stephen Grubbs, with decades of experience, to head new department

Epilepsy Drug Made With 3D Printing Technology OK'd

(MedPage Today) -- Levetiracetam formulation dissolves rapidly in the mouth

FDA Offers New Guidance on Duodenoscope Cleaning

(MedPage Today) -- Recommends enhanced sterilization procedures

Pelzman's Picks: Are We Manufacturing Healthcare?

(MedPage Today) -- Assembly-line medicine, cancer "prehabilitation," and more

Morning Break: Five Lessons from Patients, Carter Has Surgery

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Antibiotic Resistance: The Next Step (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- CDC says cooperative efforts could prevent hundreds of thousands of infections

Dementia Meds May Lead to Harmful Weight Loss: Study

Title: Dementia Meds May Lead to Harmful Weight Loss: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 8/3/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/4/2015 12:00:00 AM

Suicidal Ideation Higher for Cancer Survivors (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Risk seen even in absence of depression

Just Remember: Sick, Dying Found in Hospitals of Any Size

(MedPage Today) -- Guest poster Edwin Leap, MD, examines the joys and challenges of working in small rural hospitals

Regular, Moderate Coffee Drinking Tied to Better Brain Health in Seniors

Title: Regular, Moderate Coffee Drinking Tied to Better Brain Health in Seniors
Category: Health News
Created: 7/31/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/3/2015 12:00:00 AM

Primary Care Compensation Rising Faster Than Specialists, But ?

(MedPage Today) -- MGMA report puts primary care at nexus of value movement

D.C. Week: Health Spending to Rise Nearly 6%

(MedPage Today) -- CMS gives 10-year forecast, salutes Medicare and Medicaid

Morning Break: IBM's Watson Teams with CVS, ADHD Meds, Mental Health Days

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

AMA Increases Investment in Medical Education Reform

(MedPage Today) -- Association will spend up to $1.5 million on innovative curricula

The Evaporating Huddle

(MedPage Today) -- Fred N. Pelzman, MD, laments the decline of the early-morning staff huddle that seemed so promising

Out to Pasture: Age-Based Personnel Policies Rankle With Docs

(MedPage Today) -- But some health systems like hard age cutoffs as a "bright line"

Big Push: Hospitals Turn to 'Laborists' for Safer Deliveries

(MedPage Today) -- About 250 hospitals are using them, up from 10 a decade ago

Medicare at 50: Run to Value

(MedPage Today) -- Out goes fee-for-service, in comes -- what?

Medicare Physician Payment: Seeking Control

(MedPage Today) -- Efforts to rein in costs become ever more convoluted; SGR proves no help.

The Birth and Increasingly Troubled Life of Medicare

(MedPage Today) -- Fears of "socialized medicine" swept aside, but cost concerns eventually overtake program.

Medicare at 50: 'Reasonable and Medically Necessary Treatment'

(MedPage Today) -- One doctor looks back on the beginnings of Medicare in this six-part series.

Medicaid's Transparency, Specialty Access Need Fixing

(MedPage Today) -- Government Accountability Office report highlights challenges facing the program

Secrets to the Job Hunt: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

MOC: Billion-Dollar Price Tag Seen for 2014 Overhaul (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- ABIM's changes to program requirements make MOC costlier and more time-consuming

Would People be Less Sweet on Sugar if it Were Taxed? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Experts debate whether a levy on sugary beverages would lead to better health outcomes

Dire Straits: House Panel Mulls Rural Hospitals' Plight

(MedPage Today) -- Republicans, Democrats split on the root problems

PCSK9 Inhibitors: Bargain Among Biologics?

(MedPage Today) -- Against other monoclonal antibodies, the cost doesn't look so steep

Quiz: How Practice-Management Savvy are You?

(MedPage Today) -- 10 questions to test your knowledge

Medicare's Next 50 Years: More Home Care, Less Red Tape

(MedPage Today) -- A Democrat and a Republican offer competing visions for the program

Op-Ed: Public Health Loses in SCOTUS Pollution Ruling

(MedPage Today) -- Lost in the glare of King v. Burwell, another decision jeopardizes thousands of lives

Congress Okays Bill Bolstering Medicare Patients? Hospital Rights

(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals would have to notify observation patients of their status

FDA Okays Obesity Balloon Device

(MedPage Today) -- Belly balloon is latest in a flood of new obesity therapeutics

High Blood Sugar May Boost Alzheimer's Risk

Title: High Blood Sugar May Boost Alzheimer's Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 7/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/28/2015 12:00:00 AM

Health Law Experiment Failed To Show Savings

(MedPage Today) -- Costs and utilization increased in medical-home test

Heart Disease, Alzheimer's Linked by Common Risk Factors

Title: Heart Disease, Alzheimer's Linked by Common Risk Factors
Category: Health News
Created: 7/28/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/28/2015 12:00:00 AM

Pelzman's Picks: End-of-Life Talks, Docs Lobby for Cheaper Drugs

(MedPage Today) -- Private practice docs being bought out, raising the Medicare age, and more

Are CMS Penalties Failing Hospitals? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- It's what you measure that counts

Doctors on YouTube: Spreading the Knowledge

(MedPage Today) -- "A wonderful platform for delivering free, open access medical education"

Health Spending to Rise Nearly 6% Annually Through 2024

(MedPage Today) -- This year's increase pegged at 4.1%

No Benefit from Chemo at End of Life (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Quality of life takes a hit in healthiest cancer patients, researchers say.

Contrast Agent Builds Up in Brain, FDA Warns

(MedPage Today) -- Agency urges physicians to question the need for repeated gadolinium-enhanced MRI scans

Physicians Stubbornly Work While Sick: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, finding long-term joy in bundled payments

Adverse Events: Pharma Slow to Report Bad News? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- The 15-day serious adverse event FDA reporting window missed in one in ten cases

Morning Break: Alzheimer's Drug Doubts, Weird Ways To Die, New Anti-Abortion Script

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

The State of Drug Safety Systems

(MedPage Today) -- Why FAERS continues to be the gold standard for regulators and industry.

D.C. Week: VA in Crisis Again, Medicare Afloat 15 More Years

(MedPage Today) -- Budget woes at the VA anger House members.

Putting to Rest the 'Death Panel' Lie

(MedPage Today) -- ACP's Bob Doherty is pleased that Medicare will finally cover advance care planning.

Exercise May Buffer Symptoms of Early Alzheimer's

Title: Exercise May Buffer Symptoms of Early Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 7/23/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/24/2015 12:00:00 AM

New Drug Combo OK'd for Hepatitis C

(MedPage Today) -- A product combining three antivirals wins FDA's approval.

Dementia Risk May Be Dropping With Generations

Title: Dementia Risk May Be Dropping With Generations
Category: Health News
Created: 7/24/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/24/2015 12:00:00 AM

Texas Congressman Releases Own Data on VA Wait Times

(MedPage Today) -- O'Rourke's survey was at odds with more optimistic stats from VA.

New Drugs Show Signs of Slowing Alzheimer's

Title: New Drugs Show Signs of Slowing Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 7/23/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/23/2015 12:00:00 AM

Senators Press CMS on Efforts Against Provider Fraud

(MedPage Today) -- Hearing turns spotlight on nonexistent addresses, repeat offenders.

FDA Approves First PCSK9 Inhibitor

(MedPage Today) -- Indication given for heterozygous HF and secondary prevention

'How Much Is That Going to Cost Me, Doc?'

(MedPage Today) -- There are ways to help patients control out-of-pocket expenses.

FDA Approves Drug for Basal Cell Carcinoma

(MedPage Today) -- Sonidegib becomes second hedgehog inhibitor for locally advanced disease.

FDA Mulls Expansion of Diagnostic Test Oversight

(MedPage Today) -- Lab-developed tests are currently regulated by CMS.

Today's Teens Less Likely to Start Having Sex

(MedPage Today) -- Compared with past generations, more teens in recent years using protection, or abstaining.

Morning Break: Senior Tokers, Jeb's Medicare Flap, Vaginal Contouring

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

Stroke Rounds: Hospitals' Err When Reporting Stroke Lysis Stats (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Institutions often did not recognize their underperformance relative to other sites

Pain Often Hinders Seniors With Dementia

Title: Pain Often Hinders Seniors With Dementia
Category: Health News
Created: 7/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/22/2015 12:00:00 AM

TBI Tx Quality Measures Don't Predict Outcomes (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- But other experts question study methodology.

Did Errant Futility Analysis Delay Effective AD Tx?

(MedPage Today) -- Progress in pipeline was delayed nearly 5 years because of faulty statistics, researcher says.

Stroke Rounds: Hospitals Often Overstate tPA Delivery Time (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Institutions often did not recognize their underperformance relative to other sites

So Many Moving Parts

(MedPage Today) -- Administrative requirements are interfering with the medicine doctors love to practice, says Fred N. Pelzman, MD.

Medicare Advisers Lukewarm on PAD Therapy

(MedPage Today) -- No better than moderate confidence in benefit cited by panel.

House Panel Vexed by New VA Crisis

(MedPage Today) -- Agency chief threatens hospital closures if not given "flexibility" to move money around.

HypeWatch: Cannabis Bone-Healing Study Oversold

(MedPage Today) -- Forget the headlines you read. Here's what you should know.

CardioBrief: Cardiologists in the Sunshine

(MedPage Today) -- Analysis of CMS database shows some docs pocketed millions from drug and device makers.

OncoBreak: Healer-Sufferer, High Drug Prices, Scammer or Savior?

(MedPage Today) -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues.

Will Good Students Be Able to Sidestep Alzheimer's?

Title: Will Good Students Be Able to Sidestep Alzheimer's?
Category: Health News
Created: 7/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

PrEP Roll-out in Botswana Proves Worthy (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- No HIV infections in initial year-long program.

Women Descend Into Alzheimer's at Twice the Speed of Men: Study

Title: Women Descend Into Alzheimer's at Twice the Speed of Men: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 7/21/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

Medicare Trustees Still Project Insolvency in 2030

(MedPage Today) -- But new report says system's long-term finances look better than before.

Post-PCI Stress Test Rates Vary at VA Hospitals (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Factors other than patient characteristics, reimbursement structure may influence practice variation.

Too Much TV, Too Little Exercise When Young May Hasten Mental Decline Later

Title: Too Much TV, Too Little Exercise When Young May Hasten Mental Decline Later
Category: Health News
Created: 7/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/20/2015 12:00:00 AM

Despite Advance Directive Gains, End-Of-Life Cancer Care More Intense

(MedPage Today) -- Many may still get more intensive care than they would have liked.

Morning Break: Mass Gen #1, Leprosy-Spitting Armadillos, 'Dad Bod' Confirmed

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

As Baby Boomers Age, Alzheimer's Rates Will Soar

Title: As Baby Boomers Age, Alzheimer's Rates Will Soar
Category: Health News
Created: 7/20/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

Nondrug Tx Best for Fibromyalgia: The Pain Medicine News Report

(MedPage Today) -- Also, new evidence supports medical marijuana use for chronic pain.

Panel: More Public Health $$ Will Save $$ -- and Lives

(MedPage Today) -- Programs on obesity, smoking, and cancer could bend the healthcare cost curve.

More Seniors Needed in Cancer Studies (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Improved knowledge base at center of ASCO recommendations.

Pitfalls, Promise of EHRs Discussed at AMA Event

(MedPage Today) -- Plea to regulators: "Liberate the information and listen to the physician."

PCSK9 Inhibitors: What's Coming Down the Pipeline

(MedPage Today) -- Could oral agents or vaccines be next?

At-Risk MSM Adhere to Pre-Exposure HIV Prophylaxis (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Demo study shows PrEP works outside of clinical trials.

Agent Orange Plus PTSD Equals Extra Dementia Risk

(MedPage Today) -- For Vietnam vets, defoliant exposure "may exacerbate effects of other risk factors."

Pelzman's Picks: Diagnostic Accuracy, The Shift Change

(MedPage Today) -- Primary care providers in demand, dissolving needles, and more.

Morning Break: Ebola Contained in Liberia, 'Valley of Death', Penile Looks

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

Could a Saliva Test Help Spot Alzheimer's?

Title: Could a Saliva Test Help Spot Alzheimer's?
Category: Health News
Created: 7/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/20/2015 12:00:00 AM

Women Respond Well to Daily HIV Prevention Pill (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Daily dosing fosters habit formation, does not require planning for sex, according to South African study.

Primary Care, Psychiatry Top Recruitment List: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Specialists are no longer key to generating healthcare revenue.

Physicians and the 'LGBT Agenda'

(MedPage Today) -- It's about reducing healthcare disparities, says ACP spokesman.

Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Affect Brain Early

Title: Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Affect Brain Early
Category: Health News
Created: 7/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

Diabetic Seniors Lobby for Medicare to Cover CGM Devices

(MedPage Today) -- Senate panel highlights glucose control issues facing Medicare patients with diabetes.

Brain Changes Differ by Race With Alzheimer's Disease: Study

Title: Brain Changes Differ by Race With Alzheimer's Disease: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 7/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

Obese Patients Unlikely to Return to Normal Weight (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- The current system has failed, say authors of large study.

Senators Sound Off on HealthCare.gov Fraud Protections

(MedPage Today) -- System approves 11 of 12 fake applications submitted by GAO investigators.

AIDS Meeting Looks to New Stage of Battle

(MedPage Today) -- Vancouver session has medical science important for future of fight against pandemic

Wildfire Smoke May Spark Heart Troubles (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Fine particulate matter linked to acute coronary events, especially in elderly.

Calif., Oregon to Allow Hormonal Birth Control Without Doctor's Rx

(MedPage Today) -- Women will be required to undergo a health screening at the pharmacy.

Morning Break: Phantom Patients Get Obamacare; George H.W. Bush Hospitalized

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

Morning Break: Med Student Mishaps, Dead Doc Mystery, 'Dark Web' Inhalers

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

FDA Reboot Needed to Grow Innovation, Senate Panel Told

(MedPage Today) -- Former senator blasts FDA for failing to live up to 2012 reform mandate.

Providers, Patients Demand Transparency for Biosimilar Use

(MedPage Today) -- Concerns about insurer-mandated swapping get a hearing.

Assessing Cancer Tx Options: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, improved scheduling processes bring better access to care.

If Slavitt Heads CMS, Rulemaking Will Be Key

(MedPage Today) -- Prepare for a cascade of new regs

New Drug OK'd for Schizophrenia, Depression

(MedPage Today) -- Brexipiprazole will be sold as Rexulti starting early next month.

CardioBreak: Sweetening the Entresto Deal, Device Guarantees

(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

EMA to Probe HPV Vaccination Safety

(MedPage Today) -- Reports of rare syndromes following HPV shots trigger agency's interest.

Elderly Want to Control What Health Information Families See

(MedPage Today) -- Older patients are keen to preserve autonomy, shield children from worry.

Private Practice Resurgence: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

CMS Proposes 0.5% Doc Fee Hike

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare will also pay for end-of-life counseling

FDA Staff Say 'Meh' to Novel Lung Ca Drug

(MedPage Today) -- Agency's oncology drug advisers will hear the case for necitumumab in NSCLC

Morning Break: Dead Doc Still Edits Journal, PCP Pay Bump

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

Culture Shock: Liberia Ebola Cases No Surprise

(MedPage Today) -- West African country still doesn't have the resources to stop epidemic

Morning Break: Rebuilding After Ebola, 'Cancerism,' Buffett's Billions

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

Small-Group Marketplaces Need Fixing, Senators Told

(MedPage Today) -- The SHOP marketplaces suffer from IT problems, long waits for service.

PCSK9 Inhibitors vs. The Guidelines

(MedPage Today) -- A return to LDL targets may be one consequence of the new drug class

PCSK9 Inhibitors: Acceptance and Appropriateness

(MedPage Today) -- Are PCSK9 inhibitors potentially appropriate for patients with mixed hyperlipidemia and high cardiovascular risk, despite statins? How will an injectable be accepted by patients? Should we wait for the CV endpoint data before use?

Praise for Two-Midnight Rule Revision, but Pay Cut Grates

(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals stunned by proposed 2% cut in CMS conversion factor

CMS, AMA Unveil Steps to Ease ICD-10 Transition

(MedPage Today) -- CMS will set up ombudsman and be flexible about accepting claims

Measles Death Points to Need for Herd Immunity

(MedPage Today) -- Vaccinated, but vulnerable due to impaired immune system

Health IT Tools Underused: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) -- Also, reasons why physicians should never copy and paste text in patient records

Lampedusa's Medic to the Migrants

(MedPage Today) -- On a remote Mediterranean island, a hospital director deals with the consequences of a "broken system"

Years Since Birth Is Only a Crude Measure of Biological Age (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Same calendar age but a 34-year spread in biological ages, study finds.

CardioBreak: Salt Cutbacks, Easier MOC for Interventionalists

(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Study: Docs Order Fewer Preventive Services For Medicaid Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Medicaid patients less likely to get breast exams or Pap tests

Morning Break: U.S. Reports Measles Death, Diet Clinics Love ACA, Practice Merger Peril

(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.

Lawsuits, Adding Enrollees Among ACA's Challenges

(MedPage Today) -- Although some suits are in their "death throes," there are a few worth watching

Early Dialysis Ahead of Super Storm Linked to Better Outcomes (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 60% of patients received an extra dialysis before the 2012 storm hit, says study

Study Predicts Huge Toll of Hep C Drugs on Calif. Budget

(MedPage Today) -- Cost estimates range from $512 million to $5.1 billion

DC Week: Payment Update from CMS, FDA Eyes Codeine Cough Syrups

(MedPage Today) -- Also: House members question CMS fraud prevention strategies

Telehealth and High Deductibles Slow Health Spending

(MedPage Today) -- Health spending in employer-based market is trending downwards

A Pharma Payment a Day Keeps Docs? Finances OK

(MedPage Today) -- Many doctors received industry payments 100 or more days in 2014, ProPublica report shows.

CMS Proposes Outpatient Payment Update

(MedPage Today) -- A cut in outpatient payment rates as well as changes to conversion rates

Evidence Counters Myths About Medicare, Medicaid (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- How good is Medicaid? The answer may surprise you

Doc Shortages, Better Bedside Manner: Healthcare Career Insights

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

FDA OKs Cystic Fibrosis Combination

(MedPage Today) -- Drug combo targets most common root cause of disease

Purdue Pulls New OxyContin Application, and Questions Follow

(MedPage Today) -- FDA disavows previous requirement for study of abuse-deterrent formulation

PSA Errors in SEER Database Less Ominous (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Ongoing audit suggests fewer errors than originally indicated

Hospitals, Employers Navigating Waters After Gay Marriage Ruling

(MedPage Today) -- Several hospitals said their visitation and privacy policies wouldn't need to change

SCOTUS Reprieve Lets 10 Texas Abortion Clinics Stay Open for Now

(MedPage Today) -- Two dozen states have passed laws similar to those in Texas