Scrubs

JULY 15, 2024

Scrubs Magazine Exclusive In a literary landscape brimming with tales of redemption, heroism, and triumph over adversity, Michael Harbron’s debut novel, “An Interview with the Devil,” offers a refreshing, albeit haunting, perspective. Harbron, a name soon to be synonymous with contemporary fiction’s boldest voices, has crafted a narrative that dares to explore the profound and often unsettling questions of faith, morality, and the human condition.

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Forbes Healthcare

JULY 30, 2024

An older drug in the same GLP-1 class as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound appeared to protect the brain from shrinking and stave off dementia and Alzheimer’s, researchers found.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 25, 2024

Atle Freithem and colleagues report in the British Medical journal the results of a pragmatic randomized control trial. The take-home message is that wearing a surgical mask for 2 weeks during the winter season of 2023 reduced the spread of self-reported viral illness. According to some, the study proves masks work. First, I commend the authors for running a randomized control trial.

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 21, 2024

Actual death is worse than theoretical death. This didn't used to be controversial in medicine. The post Dr. John Ioannidis: Yet Another Doctor Who Treats Theoretical Death From The Vaccine With More Gravity Than Actual Death From COVID first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 31, 2024

The insurer shrank its plan footprint for 2025 in a bid to improve margins. Now, Humana is giving market watchers loose guidance into how that reduction could affect its enrollment along with second quarter results.

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KevinMD.com

JULY 5, 2024

It is no secret that we are making great strides in reducing the mortality of lung cancer. From improving screening rates which have reduced the chances of dying from lung cancer due to earlier detection, increased adoption of minimally invasive surgical techniques, and exciting new drugs that have been shown to improve survival even in Read more… Medicare’s 14-day rule is hurting cancer patients originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Forbes Healthcare

JULY 24, 2024

Cows from Texas likely infected healthy cows in Ohio and probably spread the virus to cats, a racoon and wild birds on farms through their milk, scientists said, raising fears the virus may be changing to better infect mammals like humans.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 22, 2024

I call it therapeutic fashion. Practice patterns. Beliefs. Ways of doing things. Examples: patients with new heart failure get coronary angiography; patients with chest pain without evidence of heart attack get stress tests; certain drugs and devices become favored over generics. The curious thing about many therapeutic fashions is their lack of evidentiary support.

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 6, 2024

"There is an ongoing, competitive process of writing the history of the pandemic." The post Pandemic Revisionism: Doctors Who Defend Dr. Scott Atlas Are Afraid to Accurately Quote Dr. Scott Atlas. I’m Not. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 10, 2024

Antitrust regulators are poised to file suit against CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx over how they negotiate discounts for drugs, including insulin, according to the report.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Palomar Health Medical Group has warned patients that they may have been affected by an April 2024 cyberattack, and DaVita has learned that tracking tools on its website and mobile app may have sent user data to third-party vendors. Palomar Health Medical Group Announces April 2024 Cyberattack Palomar Health Medical Group, a provider of primary and specialty care to communities in North San Diego County, has informed patients about a recent cyberattack that exposed some of their protected health

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The Healthcare Blog

JULY 17, 2024

I had the chance earlier this week to talk with Craig Behm, CEO & President of Crisp Shared Services (CSS), and Britteny Matero, Partner & SVP at Innsena. The topic is the upgrading public health IT infrastructure which was exposed by the pandemic as a bit of a mess. CSS, Innsena and partners are one of four new centers set up with a $255m CDC grant to help public health departments upgrade their technology and get on the same page about reporting for all the good reasons we heard about

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Forbes Healthcare

JULY 3, 2024

mRNA specialist CureVac, which struggled to compete with the likes of Pfizer, Moderna and BioNTech, said it will focus on developing mRNA cancer vaccines and will cut 30% of its staff.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 28, 2024

In a recent post on Sensible Medicine, written on my phone while traveling, I criticized a randomized trial of masking in the BMJ that found Norweigans told to wear masks for 2 weeks had a lower self-reported rate of cold symptoms from 12% to 9%. A reduction of 3%. In a follow up post , Adam Cifu, my friend and colleague, took me to task. Let me highlight his criticism, and why he is wrong both about the trial, and my Kurt Cobain shirt.

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Medical Economics

JULY 26, 2024

Remote care services offer opportunities for early intervention and reduce the need for in-person visits, unnecessary hospitalizations or emergency department visits.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 3, 2024

Experts predict a wave of litigation will follow the Chevron ruling, which raised the bar for healthcare agencies when implementing laws with unclear intent.

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Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

The NHS Pension Scheme is enough to give any manager that sinking feeling, and it doesn't help when rules and regulations are constantly changing! To keep you on track, the free downloadable guide, Explaining the NHS Pension Scheme , has been fully reviewed and updated throughout for 2024. Following significant changes to various legislation and guidance impacting on the NHS Pension Scheme, the experts at the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) have carefully brough

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The Healthcare Blog

JULY 3, 2024

By MICHAEL MILLENSON “A reform,” wrote a 19 th -century British parliamentarian, “is a correction of abuses. A revolution is a transfer of power.” As we celebrate the American Revolution, catalyzed by men who broke ranks with their peers to overthrow a power structure that seemed immutable, let’s also celebrate those physicians who broke with their peers and declared independence for American patients.

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Forbes Healthcare

JULY 1, 2024

The findings add to research showing vaccination during pregnancy is safe and effective amid growing evidence of severe risks from coronavirus infection for parent and child.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 12, 2024

Autonomy is important to me. Maybe it’s because I am a Gen X-er. Some say we were raised by wolves. I do know that we were raised knowing we had the freedom to explore but also the freedom to fail. Our autonomy taught us resilience. With autonomy comes responsibility. I need to do the adulting task of scheduling my annual doctor’s visit.

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 11, 2024

Discussions about the GBD tend to take place in the conditional tense- what would, could, and should have happened. But the GBD actually existed and we can examine what actually happened. The post Part 1: We Don’t Have to Wonder if the Great Barrington Declaration Could Have “Worked”. In the Real World, It Failed. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 30, 2024

The research, which found socially vulnerable counties were more likely to have MA plans rated under 3.5 stars, is the latest highlighting the importance of location in healthcare access.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2024

A cyberattack on Texas Retina Associates has affected more than 312,000 patients, Human Technology Inc., has confirmed that patient data has been compromised in a cyberattack, and the Monti ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Wayne Memorial Hospital. Texas Retina Associates Cyberattack Affects 312,000 Patients Texas Retina Associates, the largest ophthalmology practice in Texas, has announced that there has been unauthorized access to its internal systems and the pot

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The Healthcare Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Pamela Stahl is the CEO of Avalon Healthcare Solutions. You’ve heard of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) but Avalon is a labs benefits management company. Working on behalf of health insurers Avalon ensures that patients are getting the right labs at the right price, Why are they needed? There are 14 billion lab tests and they drive a lot of health care decisions (70%+!).

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Forbes Healthcare

JULY 26, 2024

Creators are drawing big audiences sharing their deeply personal medical journeys through IVF. It’s helping them afford a shot at a family they might not otherwise have.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 27, 2024

When a friend makes a mistake, it is your responsibility to let him know. In the words of the Ad Council and the US Department of Transportation, “friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” They also “don’t let friends misinterpret the medical literature because they have been blinded by their priors.” Friends do this even if the results of the paper in question should change nobody’s behavior and if calling them out will invite the wrath of Sensible Medici

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Science Based Medicine

JULY 1, 2024

Everything old is new once again, as COVID-19 quacks rehash old cancer quack claims that chemotherapy doesn't work in order to sell their preferred cancer quackery. The post Paul Marik: Disparaging chemotherapy in order to sell cancer quackery first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JULY 9, 2024

On Tuesday, regulators updated the public on their almost three-year-old inquiry into PBMs’ anticompetitive business practices. The report is not positive for the drug middlemen, which immediately criticized it as one-sided.

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UVM Larner College of Medicine

JULY 26, 2024

Pauline DiGianivittorio is a graduate research assistant and Ph.D. candidate in the cellular, molecular, and biomedical sciences (CMB) program at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine. In the following blog post, she reflects on her journey to pursuing a career in biomedical research.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Pennsylvania has updated its data breach notification law, narrowing the definition of personal information, adding the requirement to notify the state Attorney General, and requiring credit monitoring services to be provided to data breach victims in certain circumstances. The Breach of Personal Information Notification Act was amended by Senate Bill 824 and was signed into law by state Governor Josh Shapiro on June 28, 2024.

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Forbes Healthcare

JULY 25, 2024

Members of the Australian women's water polo team contracted Covid-19 days before the Paris Summer Olympic Games. A look at the 2024 health protocols compared with 2021.

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