Study finds alarming level of microplastics in heart attack patients' blood
Researchers found plastic particles in many heart attack patients' blood, raising new questions about health risks.
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Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
4 in 5 toddler foods at grocery stores are ultra-processed: Study
Products most commonly exceeded recommendations for sugar, sodium, fat or calories.
Read full article →Rand Paul on Fauci diary entries: 'Level of dishonesty is really astounding'
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has published Dr. Anthony Fauci’s private diary from when he led the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, says that the entries reveal a “level of dishonesty” that is “really astounding.” “One of the biggest items that we found in there was that in...
Read full article →Newsom Reverses on Long-Sought Paid Leave Benefit for Teachers in California
California lawmakers gave public school teachers 14 weeks of paid leave in the state’s new budget, a long-sought benefit for the largely female workforce. Gov. Gavin Newsom previously opposed similar measures.
Read full article →Federal Loan Caps Add Barriers — And Likely Debt — for Healthcare Students
The government will cap how much graduate students may borrow in federal loans. The new policy could leave many at the mercy of private lenders with higher interest rates. The borrowing limits will affect students pursuing expensive healthcare careers, and some worry they may impede efforts to diversify the healthcare workforce.
Read full article →Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Deadlier Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead
The recent outbreak of a foodborne parasite sickened thousands and hospitalized hundreds across the U.S. before federal investigators identified the suspected source. Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Read full article →Why Specialized UM Delivers on Every NICU Outcome
Done well, NICU UM is so much more than an approval process. It is a clinical credibility engine that — when integrated with Case Management (CM) — drives every NICU admission toward the most appropriate, impactful care. The post Why Specialized UM Delivers on Every NICU Outcome appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Spotting Alzheimer’s Years Earlier Through AI and Clinically Meaningful Insights
A few minutes of interaction with a digital tablet and speaking can reveal patterns that once required advanced imaging, years of observation, or were just completely undetectable. The post Spotting Alzheimer’s Years Earlier Through AI and Clinically Meaningful Insights appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →STAT+: FDA staff reiterate concerns about Replimune skin cancer treatment
Regulators at the FDA have reiterated concerns that Replimmune does not have adequate data to support an approval of its investigational skin cancer treatment.
Read full article →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA views on a Duchenne drug, GSK cost savings, and more
The FDA said a Capricor stem cell treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy did not meet a Phase 3 trial's objectives — contrary to company claims
Read full article →STAT+: Three questions with Whoop’s new CMO
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: A chat with Whoop's new chief medical officer, an update on CMS health tech initiative, and more.
Read full article →Anthony Fauci’s pandemic-era diary entries
New data on American substance use, concerns of a global HIV resurgence, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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