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Medicare 2024 base rate cut triggers calls for pay overhaul
The pay cuts come as costs of providing health care are expected to rise as much as 4.6% in 2024.
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Patient contact time vs. admin: Is your contract fair?
“It’s important for employers to recognize that seeing patients isn’t the only thing a doctor does and there’s a lot of work in addition to face-...
From the Journals
Nasal ventilation function may factor into children’s OSA
Corticosteroid treatment was associated with improvements in nasal resistance and acoustic rhinometry in children with obstructive sleep apnea...
ID Consult
Laissez-faire
While reducing antibiotic resistance is an important concern at a patient and community level, we should not become complacent about the risks to...
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Test all perinatally exposed infants for HCV: CDC
The CDC noted that rates of HCV infections during pregnancy are on the rise.
From the Journals
Dupilumab-associated lymphoid reactions require caution
In cases involving unexpected responses or atypical presentations, clinicians must have a low threshold for stopping dupilumab.
Conference Coverage
Five times greater suicide risk for trans, gender-diverse teens in ED
Suicide rates in transgender and gender-diverse youth are high in the U.S., but current methods of identifying trans and gender-diverse youth in...
News from the FDA/CDC
High school students using less tobacco, vape products, CDC report shows
“Sustained efforts to prevent initiation of tobacco product use among young persons and strategies to help young tobacco users quit are critical...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA to health care providers: Double-check COVID vaccine dose for children
“Parents were telling us of cases where pharmacies accidentally gave their children a double dose, while doctors in our group were pointing out...
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Birch bark–derived treatment reduces daily dressings in patients with epidermolysis bullosa
Despite being approved in Europe, Oleogel-S10 has not yet been approved to treat EB in the United States.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA OKs first ustekinumab biosimilar
The drug has also been granted an interchangeability designation and has been approved for six indications.