White House Looks to States for Help Reining in Gun Violence
The White House will bring together Wednesday what administration officials say is the largest-ever gathering of state legislators focused on gun violence prevention. Lawmakers want to do more to curb gun violence, but many don’t know where to start, said Stefanie Feldman, JD, director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, during a […]
5 Things Doctors Always Do To Avoid Getting Sick At The Holidays
South_agency via Getty Images These tips will help you stay healthy during the busiest time of the year. Over the next few weeks, millions of people — perhaps yourself included — will travel near and far to visit loved ones for the holiday season. And as holiday travel and gatherings ramp up, cases of respiratory […]
FDA Panel: Tolerating Approval Outliers Would Set ‘Dangerous Precedent’
An unprecedented wait for final FDA approval will drag on for two orphan lymphoma drugs, at least a little while longer, as the agency decides how to end the delays and prevent them from happening again. The dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor pralatrexate (Folotyn) received accelerated approval in 2009 and the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor belinostat (Beleodaq) […]
How Bad Will This Respiratory Virus Season Be? CDC Weighs In.
The CDC predicted that this year’s fall and winter virus season will look a lot like last year’s. “The bottom line here is we’re likely to have a similar number of total hospitalizations as we had last year,” Dylan George, PhD, director of the CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, told reporters during a […]
Opinion | Avoiding Male Doctors Is Not Discrimination. It May Be Risk Aversion.
Lee is a psychiatry resident. “Whenever a woman speaks up, someone will tell her to be quiet,” a therapist working at our local domestic violence center said to me last week. “I’ve had people tell me that my job is based on man-hating.” Somehow, I am wholly unsurprised by this comment. Dismayed, yes; surprised, absolutely […]
‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care
A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to healthcare practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such as abortion, medically assisted death, gender-affirming care, or others that run afoul of their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles. The law, which goes into effect in October, will gut […]
Medicare to Start Taking Applications Next Month for a New Primary-Care Focused ACO
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin accepting applications next month for a new type of accountable care organization (ACO) that is aimed at attracting primary care physicians who have not participated in an ACO before. “Access to high-quality primary care is associated with better health outcomes and equity for people and […]
Antibody for Infant RSV Prevention to Face FDA Panel
An FDA advisory committee on Thursday will consider whether to recommend a shot of a monoclonal antibody against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to prevent lower respiratory tract disease in both infants and in at-risk children up to age 2 years. The Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee will examine a biologics license application approval for nirsevimab, a […]
Opinion | The Most Agony-Filled Scream I’ve Ever Heard Came in the Wake of a Shooting
I will never forget that scream. The loudest, most ear-splitting, and most agony-filled scream I have ever heard came from the mother of a young man shot with an assault rifle. I had just told her that we could not save his life — that her son was gone forever. My team and I had […]
I’m A Nurse Practitioner Caring For Trans Kids. Here’s What The GOP Doesn’t Want You To Know.
“How many parents will have to watch their children’s light dim because our state legislators feel emboldened to overstep the provider-patient privilege?” the author asks. Orathai Mayer / EyeEm via Getty Images I sit across the exam room from a happy, healthy 16-year old boy. His voice cracks just a little as he tells me […]