Use of Naltrexone Beneficial for Opioid Addicts?

(MedPage Today) -- Study suggests long-term use of the drug to prevent relapses

Use of Naltrexone Beneficial for Opioid Addicts?

(MedPage Today) -- Study suggests long-term use of the drug to prevent relapses

FDA OKs Use of Mifepristone Later in Pregnancy

(MedPage Today) -- Now can be used up to 70 days into pregnancy

FDA OKs Use of Mifepristone Later in Pregnancy

(MedPage Today) -- Now can be used up to 70 days into pregnancy

Could Less Time Spent Online Signal Early Alzheimer's?

Title: Could Less Time Spent Online Signal Early Alzheimer's?
Category: Health News
Created: 3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/29/2016 12:00:00 AM

Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Under Fire

(MedPage Today) -- Diabetes, endocrinology groups say supplies have been disrupted

Could Less Time Spent Online Signal Early Alzheimer's?

Title: Could Less Time Spent Online Signal Early Alzheimer's?
Category: Health News
Created: 3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/29/2016 12:00:00 AM

Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Under Fire

(MedPage Today) -- Diabetes, endocrinology groups say supplies have been disrupted

Simple Steps Can Ease Care of Loved One With Alzheimer's

Title: Simple Steps Can Ease Care of Loved One With Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 3/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM

P-TAC: Ready, Willing, Able to Tackle Payment Reform

(MedPage Today) -- But little-known advisory committee must await HHS orders

Simple Steps Can Ease Care of Loved One With Alzheimer's

Title: Simple Steps Can Ease Care of Loved One With Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 3/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM

P-TAC: Ready, Willing, Able to Tackle Payment Reform

(MedPage Today) -- But little-known advisory committee must await HHS orders

D.C. Week: Officials to Congress: Help Needed for Overdose Fight

(MedPage Today) -- Also, a busy week for FDA

"The Worse Things Look": What We Heard This Week

(MedPage Today) -- Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's sources

Tiny Genome Is Big Step Forward (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- "Minimal genome" allows synthetic bacteria to flourish in the lab

Debate Arises Over HHS Plans for Privacy Rules on Addiction Treatment

(MedPage Today) -- Some feel proposed rules don't go far enough

Drug Abuse Experts Stump for Opioid Addiction Tx Bill

(MedPage Today) -- Ninety percent of patients needing treatment don't get it

Driving Restrictions After ICD Shock Too Restrictive? (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- One month off the road may be enough, analysis suggests

Taming the Beast of Healthcare Spending

(MedPage Today) -- Narrower networks or savvier consumers?

How to Develop a Successful Observation Unit

(MedPage Today) -- Two physicians detail the ins and outs

Health Tip: Alzheimer's Disease Can Interfere With Sleep

Title: Health Tip: Alzheimer's Disease Can Interfere With Sleep
Category: Health News
Created: 3/18/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2016 12:00:00 AM

"I Should Be So Lucky": What We Heard This Week

(MedPage Today) -- Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's sources

Women With Alzheimer's May Keep Verbal Skills Longer Than Men

Title: Women With Alzheimer's May Keep Verbal Skills Longer Than Men
Category: Health News
Created: 3/16/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/17/2016 12:00:00 AM

Turing Execs Grilled Again in Senate Hearing

(MedPage Today) -- Bipartisan price-gouging probe continues

No Change for Doc Pay: MedPac

(MedPage Today) -- Current Medicare payments seen as 'adequate'

FDA Panel Strongly Favors Absorb Stent

(MedPage Today) -- Near-unanimous votes of confidence for first bioresorbable scaffold stent

Diagnostic Accuracy Drops With Difficult Patients (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Physicians could use simple mind-games to safeguard against negative emotions

Even Gardening or Dancing Might Cut Alzheimer's Risk

Title: Even Gardening or Dancing Might Cut Alzheimer's Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 3/11/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/14/2016 12:00:00 AM

Europe's Winter of Discontent

(MedPage Today) -- Refugee crisis brings new tension for healthcare systems

D.C. Week: Medicare Proposes Change in Part B Drug Payments

(MedPage Today) -- Oncologists say new strategy 'missed the mark'

5 Memorable Questions to End a Job Interview

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

Insurers, Academics Protest High-Cost Drugs, Propose Solutions

(MedPage Today) -- Allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices seen as useful step

Trials Show Malaria Safely Treatable in Pregnant Women (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Drug combo proves out in two African studies

Deprivation, Mental Health Issues Linked in Young Kids

(MedPage Today) -- Parental mental health also major factor

FDA Concedes Defeat on Off-Label Drug Marketing

(MedPage Today) -- Amarin can market its fish-oil product (Vascepa) for unapproved indications

Trump's Healthcare Plan Fails to Impress

(MedPage Today) -- Health policy experts pan "Trumpcare"

Report: Current and Future Needs in Ovarian Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- Suboptimal care, outcomes still the norm for many patients

D.C. Week: HHS Announces Agreement on Health Data Interoperability

(MedPage Today) -- Also, health agency chiefs lobby for more Zika funding

Computer Use May Help Deflect Seniors' Memory Problems

Title: Computer Use May Help Deflect Seniors' Memory Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/4/2016 12:00:00 AM

"Just Throwing Chemicals at People": What We Heard This Week

(MedPage Today) -- Quotable quotes from people talking to MedPage Today

Lessons from Lytics: Endovascular Tx Promises More Advances

(MedPage Today) -- What helps a minority could, again, advance care for all

Healthier Arteries May Lower Dementia Risk in Old Age

Title: Healthier Arteries May Lower Dementia Risk in Old Age
Category: Health News
Created: 3/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM