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Use of mental health services soared during pandemic
Telehealth visits were responsible for the rise in use of services.
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Long COVID lawsuits coming, but not likely to succeed, experts predict
The increase in the number of lawsuits raises concerns about how courts and juries might decide long COVID claims when so much about the condition...
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Long COVID patients turn to doctors for help with disability claims
With no definitive blood tests or scans for long COVID that could confirm a diagnosis, some say doctors may feel uncomfortable in this role.
Opinion
New DEA CME mandate affects 2 million prescribers
One should not underestimate the sweeping scope of this new federal requirement.
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New law allows international medical graduates to bypass U.S. residency
“If other states see a positive effect on Tennessee or are exploring ways to alleviate their own shortages, it’s possible [they] might follow suit...
Conference Coverage
Multiprong strategy makes clinical trials less White
Only a small percentage of eligible patients participate in clinical trials in the first place, and very few come from racial and ethnic minority...
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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Low copays drive better adherence to new diabetes drugs
Regardless of patients’ socioeconmic status, copays were related to adherence.
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Proposal to cap Part B pay on some drugs draws opposition
MedPAC’s recommendation on Part B add-on pay for costly drugs met strong resistance, but reactions were mixed to a plan to reduce reimbursement...
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Docs misdiagnose aneurysm and patient dies; must pay $29M; more
“If you just treat people based on what the likelihood is, statistically, you’re going to miss a lot of life-threatening conditions.”