Some vaccines being transported to clinics in California were found to be frozen, thereby lowering their effectiveness; in the past 13 months alone, 117 kids received possibly compromised vaccines. Kaiser Health News
The president also has upped his dose of rosuvastatin to 40 mg daily. Medscape Medical News
More physicians than ever are turning to social media to talk to each other about important medical topics. Medscape Reader Polls
A powerful House panel sought expert advice on changing the design of Medicare to tackle what have been called ‘perverse incentives’ that raise the pharmacy bills of senior citizens. Medscape Medical News
A powerful House panel sought expert advice on changing the design of Medicare to tackle what have been called ‘perverse incentives’ that raise the pharmacy bills of senior citizens. Medscape Medical News
California Democrat Mike Thompson also promised to restore funding to federal gun violence research efforts. Medscape Medical News
New rules proposed by CMS are one step to free up patient data, but it requires help from those outside the government, says the agency’s administrator. Medscape Medical News
At stake is global leadership in advances such as diagnostic algorithms, autonomous cars, and industrial robots. Some say the order comes up short on specifics. Medscape Medical News
Many more Americans may be getting opioids for their pets, and veterinarians appear to be prescribing increasingly potent versions of these drugs to animals, a small study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Reuters Health Information
The new rules would improve the interoperability between IT systems, increase patient access to their health data, and prevent information blocking. Medscape Medical News
Low physical fitness and obesity during teenage years are linked to disability later in life, new data suggest. Medscape Medical News
The White House issued only a short statement from the president’s physician; full results are still expected. Medscape Medical News
Former Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving congressman of the US House, died Thursday night in Michigan. Kaiser Health News
The findings may be a step toward personalized nutrition plans, according to the authors. Medscape Medical News
Switzerland’s Roche will donate its new hemophilia A drug Hemlibra to a World Hemophilia Federation program, it said on Wednesday, joining rivals who also back the effort to help patients in developing countries who face treatment hurdles. Reuters He…
The Department of Justice charged the company with faking the certification of its products and paying illegal kickbacks to some practices. Medscape Medical News
The Department of Justice charged the company with faking the certification of its products and paying illegal kickbacks to some practices. Medscape Medical News
Chronic rhinosinusitis is associated with increased risk for anxiety and depression. An expert says possible causal links are unclear, but he supports mental health screening for these patients. Medscape Medical News
Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers are proposing bills to decrease the practice of charging patients for care that is more expensive than anticipated or not covered by their insurance. Kaiser Health News
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