Insurance regulations, overdose reporting among proposals passed by Senate committees
Senators approved various healthcare bills ahead of a Friday deadline to advance legislation out of committees.
Opinion | ‘If You Want Your Stocking Stuffed on Christmas, Go Ahead’: What We Heard This Week
“If you want your stocking stuffed on Christmas, go ahead.” — Justin Dubin, MD, a urologist in South Florida, reassuring couples after a new study found penile fractures spike around Christmas Day. “There’s still a long road ahead to having it as a legal, accepted, and accessible treatment for this.” — Nehal Vadhan, PhD, of […]
Journal Shows Its Commitment to Exploring AI in Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine is charging ahead with its coverage of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, publishing a special report, a review, and an editorial in this week’s issue, and announcing the creation of a journal dedicated to AI. The special report, written by researchers from Microsoft, outlined potential medical […]
FDA Flags Potential Guillain-Barre Risk With RSV Vaccine Candidates
Ahead of a 2-day meeting with FDA’s vaccine advisors, reviewers at the agency highlighted a rare but potential risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome with two vaccine candidates for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) will recommend whether the risk-benefit profile with Pfizer and GSK’s vaccine […]
Proposed User Instructions for OTC Narcan Has FDA Concerned
Ahead of an advisory committee meeting, FDA staff highlighted ongoing concerns about labeling for what could possibly be the first naloxone (Narcan) product approved for over-the-counter (OTC) use, labeling it “essential” in the emergency setting of an overdose. At a joint meeting of the Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee and Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory […]
Top 5 Financial Mistakes I’ve Made as a Physician
I’ve developed a love and respect for my financial mistakes. They got me to where I am now. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The list of what I have done right is relatively short and recent. The list of my financial mistakes, though, is long. Honestly, there are probably not many people out there […]
How Is The HIV Epidemic Disproportionately Affecting Communities Of Color?
Ahead of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 7, we sat down with Marc Meachem, Head of U.S. External Affairs at ViiV Healthcare, to discuss the future of HIV care, HIV representation in media, and the end of the epidemic once and for all. What kind of progress was made with the HIV epidemic […]