<ѻýҕl>Indian Variant a Global Risk; Good News on U.S. Cases; Baylor Expert Gets Threatsѻýҕl> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine May 11, 2021
<ѻýҕl>First COVID Treatment Ads Hit the Airwavesѻýҕl> Regeneron hoping patients ask their doctors about monoclonal antibodies May 10, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FDA Panel to Weigh Avacopan's Fate for ANCA Vasculitisѻýҕl> Agency staff called out "interpretability" of phase III trial results ahead of Thursday's meeting May 05, 2021
<ѻýҕl>ED Docs Split Over Fentanyl Analogue Schedule 1 Extensionѻýҕl> Will it save lives or prevent drug users from seeking help? May 04, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: Is FDA's Cigarette Ban Just Smoke and Menthols?ѻýҕl> Actually implementing a ban on menthol cigarettes and cigars could take years May 03, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Thumbs Up for New Birth Control Pill Across Multiple Subgroupsѻýҕl> No differences in efficacy or unscheduled bleeding based on age, BMI, or prior contraceptive use May 03, 2021
<ѻýҕl>'It's a Straw-Man Argument': What We Heard This Weekѻýҕl> Quotable quotes from ѻýҕl's sources May 02, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Farxiga Gets FDA Greenlight for CKDѻýҕl> SGLT2 OK'd to prevent chronic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular risks Apr 30, 2021
<ѻýҕl>CMS Rules for Insurers Punt on Drug Copay Reliefѻýҕl> "Really disappointing" that payment notice didn't even mention these cards, coupons Apr 30, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FDA Panel Splits on Anti-PD-1 Monotherapy in HCCѻýҕl> All thumbs up for pembrolizumab, pending further data, but no such luck for nivolumab Apr 30, 2021
<ѻýҕl>PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for dMMR Endometrial Cancerѻýҕl> Dostarlimab led to 42.3% response rate in recurrent/advanced disease Apr 22, 2021
<ѻýҕl>ALS 'Compassionate Use' Again Hits National Mediaѻýҕl> Expanded access campaigns will only become more frequent with growing rare disease pipelines Apr 20, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicareѻýҕl> Requirements for two spinal procedures set to take effect July 1 Apr 20, 2021
<ѻýҕl>NIH Reverses Ban on Federally Funded Fetal Tissue Researchѻýҕl> Announcement praised by House Democrats, panned by anti-abortion groups Apr 19, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FTC Hits Chiropractor for Violating COVID Consumer Protection Lawѻýҕl> Eric Nepute, DC, is first person charged under law enacted in January, faces potential fine Apr 18, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Should 'X-Waiver' Be Nixed?ѻýҕl> Relaxing "bupe" training requirement is last thing Congress should do, says GOP doc Apr 16, 2021
<ѻýҕl>ACIP Punts on J&J COVID Vaccineѻýҕl> CDC advisors back continued "pause" until more data available Apr 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: Addiction Is Killing Our Familiesѻýҕl> Closing treatment knowledge gaps can help Apr 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Another Player in Advanced Bladder Cancerѻýҕl> Accelerated FDA approval of sacituzumab govitecan after chemo, immunotherapy Apr 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>CDC Issues Health Advisory on J&J Shot; Pfizer Ramps Up; STDs at All-Time Highѻýҕl> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Apr 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FDA Temporarily Lifts Restriction on Abortion Pillѻýҕl> Allows clinicians to dispense mifepristone via telehealth during the pandemic Apr 13, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Doc Faces Charges for Misusing $300K in COVID Reliefѻýҕl> Francis Joseph, MD, spent funds on travel and home improvements, federal prosecutors say Apr 13, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisorsѻýҕl> Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device Apr 07, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Common Hospital PCR Test Affected by Viral Variantѻýҕl> Cepheid Xpert joins three other tests for which B.1.1.7 can be problematic Apr 05, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: We All Agree Hospital Consolidation Needs More Oversightѻýҕl> HHS Secretary Becerra's confirmation offers a rare opportunity for bipartisan action Apr 04, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FDA: Arrhythmia Risk With Lamotrigine May Be Class Effectѻýҕl> Agency updates warning for people with cardiac disease taking sodium channel blockers Apr 01, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Redfield: COVID-19 Was in Wuhan in September or October 2019ѻýҕl> Former CDC director also tells CNN that the virus likely escaped from a lab Mar 29, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Novel Device OK'd to Treat MS Gait Deficitsѻýҕl> Tongue stimulator generates pulses to combat ataxia Mar 26, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nodѻýҕl> Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits Mar 26, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Overactive Bladder Drug Gains Pediatric Indicationѻýҕl> Mirabegron approved to treat kids with neurogenic detrusor overactivity Mar 26, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FDA Panel Unhappy With Novel OA Pain Drugѻýҕl> Latest setback for troubled osteoarthritis biologic Mar 25, 2021
<ѻýҕl>VA's Medical Supply Chain Needs Reform, Lawmakers Toldѻýҕl> Agency is still using manual spreadsheets to track some supplies Mar 25, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Benzene Found in Multiple Hand Sanitizer Brandsѻýҕl> Known human carcinogen can be absorbed through the skin Mar 25, 2021
<ѻýҕl>What to Make of That Danish Reinfection Study?ѻýҕl> Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses the findings and their takeaway Mar 25, 2021 video
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: Blood Cancer Patients Need More COVID Vax Answersѻýҕl> Patients are left wondering, "will I be protected?" Mar 24, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Senate Confirms Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General, Againѻýҕl> This will be Murthy's second time around in the job Mar 24, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Banned Stimulants Again Found in Supplementsѻýҕl> Researchers question FDA's commitment to enforcement Mar 23, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: Fraud Is Rampant in Medicare Advantageѻýҕl> Enforcing the False Claims Act can help Mar 13, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisisѻýҕl> Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment Mar 06, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FDA Warns Mercola for Selling Bogus COVID Treatmentsѻýҕl> Controversial physician in trouble for claims about vitamin C, vitamin D, and quercetin products Mar 05, 2021