CDC Data Is Disappearing
CDC data’s “explicit purpose” is to guide researchers toward the places and people who most need attention, Patrick Sullivan, ...
From vaccines to abortion to fluoride, here’s what RFK Jr. said about 6 hot-button health issues during his confirmation hearings
The official purpose of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s marathon Senate confirmation hearings this week was for lawmakers to decide if Kennedy is fit to oversee 80,000 employees and a $1.8 trillion annual ...
About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, new poll finds
New poll shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs if they are ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News7d
UPDATED: ‘Crippling’ effects possible as CDC, CMS, other health communications paused
Federal health agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have halted their communication efforts in ...
USA Today8d
Trump administration pauses communication from CDC, other health agencies
HHS oversees 13 operating divisions, including the FDA, CDC, CMS and the National Institutes of Health, as well as more than one dozen offices. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead HHS, will ...
NPR14d
Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations — including Ozempic
The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, announced the next 15 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation. Blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic is on the list. That means the ...
The Hill14d
The next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation
The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The Centers for Medicare and ...
Becker's Hospital Review14d
CDC urges more bird flu testing in hospitals
Clinicians serving influenza A patients should test them for bird flu, ideally within 24 hours of hospital admission, the CDC said Jan. 16. In a health alert, the agency announced new measures ...
AOL14d
As bird flu spreads, CDC recommends faster 'subtyping' to catch more cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between ...
U.S. News & World Report14d
CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
STAT14d
Florida hospital CEO says Medicare site-neutral payment reform ‘makes some sense’
SAN FRANCISCO — Hospitals loathe so-called site-neutral policy, the idea that Medicare should pay hospitals’ outpatient clinics the same, lower amounts as independent physicians’ offices for ...
Meat14d
CDC urges hospitals to speed flu subtyping to detect H5N1 faster
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a new recommendation for hospitals to accelerate the process of confirming cases of H5N1 in patients. The agency is ...