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(MedPage Today) -- Postoperative oral dexamethasone might have modestly reduced pain after pediatric adenotonsillectomy, a randomized clinical trial found. The steroid reduced mean pre-analgesic pain scores on postoperative days 2 to 8 by 0.72...
Read full article →The regional nonprofit and surgical facility operator have co-owned the facilities since 2023. But Surgery Partners, which expects to net almost $800 million from the deal, is looking to reorient its portfolio to a more outpatient-heavy model.
Read full article →A new analysis finds that Medicare Advantage enrollees spend less on average than those in the traditional program, but report similar satisfaction levels.
Read full article →A poll released Sunday shows that 40 percent of U.S. adults are buying or eating less produce after the cyclospora outbreak. Comparatively, according to survey results from CBS/YouGov, 4 percent of people said they are eating more produce. Among respondents, 56 percent said there has been no change in their diet. Earlier this month, the...
Read full article →Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Monday called on Taylor Farms to provide information about its connections with the White House amid a parasitic outbreak potentially linked to the company's lettuce supply. Garcia wrote a letter to Taylor Farms CEO Bruce Taylor questioning whether the...
Read full article →Job lock, surging prescription drug costs, No Surprises Act update, and more from STAT's Health Care Inc.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Some doctors are pushing to organize the 10,000 attending physicians within the University of California system, setting in motion what could become the largest union of employed physicians, organizers say. Factors driving the...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved SimpleScreen CRC, a blood-based screening test for adults 45 years and older who are at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), Freenome announced. SimpleScreen CRC joins Guardant Health's Shield test, which...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. An unregulated injectable peptide popping up across social media promises...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections may have a protective spillover effect when it comes to invasive pneumococcal disease, a retrospective study suggested. Among babies born in...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved oral centanafadine (Simtriyo), a first-in-class triple reuptake inhibitor for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Otsuka announced late last week. The once-daily extended-release capsule -- a...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A previously healthy 52-year-old woman entered the emergency department with a 4-month history of headaches and visual hallucinations. For the past month, her speech was incoherent. When she reached the hospital, the patient...
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