Counterfeit 'Botox' Spreading Across the U.S., CDC Warns
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC is investigating harmful botulism-like reactions in 19 people who received counterfeit or mishandled botulinum toxin (Botox), according to a new report.
The FDA also issued its own alert today, with information for... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The 340B Program Isn't Going Anywhere, Lawmaker Tells Hospital Executives
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Congress has no intention of getting rid of the 340B drug discount program for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) told hospital executives Thursday.
"There is no one I've... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Bill
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The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found have been charged with misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds. (AP)
The... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Many With Breast Cancer 'Systematically Left Behind,' Report Says
(MedPage Today) -- Inequities in breast cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and supportive care worldwide are leaving many patients with breast cancer "systematically left behind and forgotten," according to a report from the Lancet Breast... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
MedPAC Wrestles With Wide Variation in Generic Rx Prices, Availability
(MedPage Today) -- Why does one particular anti-psychotic drug cost $1.06 at one point of sale, and $102 at another? Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) looked for answers to that tricky question at their meeting in Washington... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Bird Flu Is Spreading to More Farm Animals. Are Milk and Eggs Safe?
(MedPage Today) -- A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens.
Health officials stress that the risk... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Cardiac Events Common in Older, Hospitalized RSV Patients
(MedPage Today) -- More than one in five older adults hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection experienced an acute cardiac event, an observational study found.
Among 6,248 hospitalized patients 50 or older with laboratory... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Taking Care of Patients Beyond the Confines of the Traditional Office Visit
(MedPage Today) -- Built into the heart of the patient-centered medical home is the idea of extending care beyond the limits imposed by an in-person office visit.
I've written before about how 20 minutes just isn't enough, either for us or for... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Anesthesiologist Convicted; Oldest Conjoined Twins Die; 'Donald Trump Did This'
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Dallas anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, was convicted for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into IV bags, leading to a coworker's death... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Reports of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concern
(MedPage Today) -- Federal and state regulators aren't doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy switches for Affordable Care Act (ACA) policyholders, say consumers, agents, nonprofit... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Congress Can Take Action to Prevent Older Adult Falls and Associated Opioid Use
(MedPage Today) -- A common scenario we have all seen: an older person, after experiencing a fall, faces a long, hard, and frustrating road to recovery. But these individuals are not just statistics; they are our patients, parents, grandparents... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse
(MedPage Today) -- At least three federal agencies have jointly announced a cross-government investigation into the growing role of private equity (PE) and other corporate firms in American healthcare.
In this video, healthcare marketing consultant... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
You Need to Talk to Your Patients About Money
(MedPage Today) -- A non-compliant patient arrives at the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of high blood pressure. Why isn't she taking her medication? It costs $300 per month, and she can't afford it. Has she talked to her doctor about... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CMS Officials Pressed on Catheter Fraud Issue at Accountable Care Meeting
(MedPage Today) -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials speaking on a panel at an annual gathering of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in Baltimore were prepared to discuss their efforts to increase participation... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Chief Blasted for Infant Formula Crisis Response, COVID Vaccines
(MedPage Today) -- Republican lawmakers tore into FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, over the agency's handling of everything from the infant formula shortage crisis to the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines during a hearing of the House Committee... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
