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CMS Seeks to Prod Insurers to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices

Friday, January 18, 2019

CMS' Seema Verma proposed a voluntary test to address what she calls "perverse incentives" in Part D. The model will ask insurers to accept more financial risk for customers who need expensive drugs. Medscape Medical News

New California Governor Takes Healthcare Reform by the Horns

Friday, January 18, 2019

He proposes changes in state policy to approach universal coverage and asks Congress and Trump for waivers to move toward single-payer system. Medscape Medical News

Hire a 'Burnout' Officer to Help Physicians: Report

Friday, January 18, 2019

A new report calls for all major healthcare organizations to have an executive-level chief wellness officer tasked with reducing physician burnout. Medscape Medical News

St. Luke's Replaces President, Other Leaders After Series of Care Lapses

Friday, January 18, 2019

Ouster comes 5 months after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminated federal funding for heart transplants at the 65-year-old hospital, citing a failure to make needed changes. ProPublica

Parkinson's Subtypes Predict Prognosis

Friday, January 18, 2019

Different subtypes of Parkinson's disease have been proposed that accurately predict prognosis, disability, and survival and may eventually lead to the development of more specific treatments. Medscape Medical News

New SCCT Guidelines Reflect Expanding Role for CT in TAVR

Friday, January 18, 2019

It features nuts-and-bolts recommendations, including those for specific scanners, but also thorny issues like leaflet thrombosis and valve-in-valve procedures for failed bioprosthesis. Medscape Medical News

Schizophrenia: Genetic Mutation Alters Teen Brain, Raises Risk

Friday, January 18, 2019

Schizophrenia may be caused by a genetic mutation in the SLC39A8 gene that leads to a structural abnormality in the brain during adolescence, suggesting a new target for therapy. Medscape Medical News

NCCN Guidelines Downloaded 10 Million Times in 2018

Friday, January 18, 2019

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology were downloaded 10 million times in 2018, which is a 26% increase from the previous year. Medscape Medical News

Clinicians Walk 'Fine Line' With Immigrant Patients

Friday, January 18, 2019

Some immigrants worried about green card status are skipping medical appointments out of fear stoked by proposed 'public charge' rule, currently under review by the Department of Homeland Security. Kaiser Health News

California's Top Lawyer Cements Role as Healthcare Defender-in-Chief

Friday, January 18, 2019

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra scores a win for California and other states in his effort to block Trump administration birth control rules. Kaiser Health News

Action to Combat Climate Change Is Paramount for Healthcare

Friday, January 18, 2019

"As physicians, we have a special responsibility to safeguard health and alleviate suffering. Working to rapidly curtail greenhouse gas emissions is now essential to our healing mission," experts say. Medscape Medical News

Alcohol and the Electric Atrium: How Drinking Promotes AF?

Friday, January 18, 2019

Electrophysiologic studies are helping define the nature of atrial fibrillation's myocardial remodeling effects in moderate drinkers with the arrhythmia. Medscape Medical News

Omaha Hospital Sued After Pediatric Surgeons Resign

Friday, January 18, 2019

Two surgeons say they were pushed to resign after they told Children's Hospital a colleague was incompetent. The hospital says it strongly disagrees with the allegations. Medscape Medical News

US FDA Panel Split on Sotagliflozin for Type 1 Diabetes

Friday, January 18, 2019

The 8-8 tie reflected the FDA advisory panel's struggle in assessing the drug's glycemic and other benefits against an elevated risk for diabetic ketoacidosis. Medscape Medical News

Junk Food Ads Disproportionately Target Black and Hispanic Kids - Report

Friday, January 18, 2019

Television advertising in the U.S. for candy, fast food, sugary drinks and other unhealthy treats continues to target mostly black and Hispanic youth, according to a new report that suggests this contributes to health disparities. Reuters Health...

Intersex People Should Not Live in 'Fear of Humiliation' - UK Minister

Friday, January 18, 2019

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Misdiagnosis of Penicillin Allergy Common

Friday, January 18, 2019

Most patients who report having a penicillin allergy are not really allergic to the antibiotic, and they may be missing out on the best treatment for their condition as a result, according to a report in JAMA January 15. Reuters Health Information

Haitian Women Struggle to Get Help for Children Fathered by U.N. Troops

Friday, January 18, 2019

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Mesh Complications Linked to Greater Depression, Self-Harm Risk

Friday, January 18, 2019

Women who suffer from transvaginal mesh complications are at increased risk of new-onset depression and self-harm, according to new research. Reuters Health Information

Blisters Not Required to Diagnose Pemphigoid

Friday, January 18, 2019

The presence of blisters is not required to make the diagnosis of pemphigoid, according to a new study of this common cutaneous autoimmune disease. Reuters Health Information