AbbVie sues over selection of Botox for IRA negotiations / Endpoints

Nicole DeFeudis / endpoints - AbbVie is suing CMS for picking Botox for the third round of Medicare negotiations, making it the first drugmaker to challenge the upcoming cycle in court. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Washington, DC, AbbVie ...

fiercehealthcare - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has agreed to a settlement with the Department of Labor that resolves multiple investigations into access for mental health and substance abuse services.

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Kaiser pharmacy workers end strike; nurse-led walkout continues

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Jeffries

Kaiser Permanente, DoL reach settlement over mental health access

4 wks / fiercehealthcare

Kaiser reaches settlement with DOL over alleged mental healthcare access failures

4 wks / healthcaredive / Ginger Christ

Kaiser Permanente strike expands as pharmacy, lab workers walk out

5 wks / healthcaredive / Emily Olsen

Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:22 pm / permalink 19160 / 4 stories in 4 wks

500M records exchanged through TEFCA, federal health IT office boasts / Fierce

fiercehealthcare - At the 2026 Annual Meeting for the health IT office at HHS, officials announced a massive spike in the number of health records shared through the government-backed TEFCA initiative. The number seems to reflect the heavy focus Trump's HHS has put on digit…

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #digitalhealth

How 1 hospital adopted Epic through leasing

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Naomi Diaz

Francesco Drago: Introducing an Innovative AI Approach For NSCLC Biomarkers Detection

4 wks / oncodaily

TEFCA reaches 500M health records exchanged

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Naomi Diaz

500M records exchanged through TEFCA, federal health IT office boasts

4 wks / fiercehealthcare

Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19136 / 4 stories in 4 wks

Federal judge blocks $602M in CDC cuts to 4 states / Beckers

Kelly Gooch / beckershospitalreview - A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois granted a temporary restraining order Feb. 12 blocking the Trump administration from terminating more than $600 million in CDC-administered public health grants to California, Colorado, Illinois and Min…

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States sue to block $600 million cut to public health funds

4 wks / medicalxpress

Federal judge blocks $602M in CDC cuts to 4 states

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Kelly Gooch

Four States Sue Administration Over Loss of Public Health Funds

4 wks / nytimes / Apoorva Mandavilli

CDC moves to cut $600M in grants to Democrat-led states

4 wks / healthcaredive / Sydney Halleman

Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 19130 / 4 stories in 4 wks

House Republicans subpeona 8 health insurers over ACA fraud / Healthcare Dive

Rebecca Pifer Parduhn / healthcaredive - The subpoenas request additional documents and information from CVS, Centene, Elevance and more, and suggest House Republicans are considering legislation to combat what they view as rampant fraud in the ACA exchanges.

#healthcare #governmentpolicy

House Republicans subpeona 8 health insurers over ACA fraud

4 wks / healthcaredive / Rebecca Pifer Parduhn

House Republicans subpoena 8 insurers over ACA fraud concerns

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Jakob Emerson

House Republicans subpoena 8 insurers over ACA fraud protection measures

4 wks / fiercehealthcare

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:22 pm / permalink 19106 / 3 stories in 4 wks

CMS proposes sweeping ACA exchange rule / Healthcare Dive

Emily Olsen / healthcaredive - The CMS said the regulation should remove barriers to more affordable health plans, like catastrophic coverage, as enrollment on the exchanges falls following the expiration of stronger financial assistance.

#healthcare #governmentpolicy

Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In

4 wks / kffhealthnews / Andrew Jones

CMS proposes sweeping ACA exchange rule

4 wks / healthcaredive / Emily Olsen

CMS offers rules to lower healthcare costs

5 wks / beckershospitalreview / Madeline Ashley

CMS plans to roll back limits on non-standard ACA plan options

5 wks / fiercehealthcare

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19084 / 4 stories in 4 wks

Tenet expects 20% ACA enrollment drop / Beckers

Alan Condon / beckershospitalreview - Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare expects a 20% reduction in ACA exchange enrollment this year with the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits set to pressure hospital earnings and payer mix. The company is projecting adjusted EBITDA of up to $4.8 billion…

#healthcare #governmentpolicy

ACA Subsidies Expired. Open Enrollment Ended. But It Will Still Take Awhile To Register the Results.

4 wks / kffhealthnews / Julie Appleby, KFF Health News

Obamacare sign-ups drop, but the extent won't be clear for months

4 wks / medicalxpress

Tenet expects $250M hit from loss of ACA subsidies this year

4 wks / healthcaredive / Sydney Halleman

Tenet Health outperforms in Q4, projects solid 2026 despite ACA exchange headwinds

4 wks / fiercehealthcare

Tenet expects 20% ACA enrollment drop

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Alan Condon

Tenet caps ‘strong’ year as revenue exceeds $21.3B — 8 things to know

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Alan Condon

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19083 / 6 stories in 4 wks

FDA refuses to review Moderna flu vaccine / Beckers

Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Moderna has received a refusal-to-file letter from the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research for its biologics license application for mRNA-1010, its investigational seasonal influenza vaccine. The letter, signed by Vinayak Prasad, MD, chief …

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #publichealth #governmentpolicy #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda

Moderna's flu shot dilemma muddies 2028 break-even guidance

4 wks / endpoints / Max Bayer

The Old System Failed Patients. Change Must Go Further and Faster – Garo Armen

4 wks / oncodaily

PTC Therapeutics withdraws US filing for troubled Duchenne treatment Translarna

4 wks / endpoints / Ayisha Sharma

FDA rejects Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application, for reasons with no basis in the law

4 wks / medicalxpress

What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks

4 wks / kffhealthnews

Controversy around FDA’s Prasad rises again after Moderna rejection, behavior allegations

4 wks / endpoints / Zachary Brennan

Jeff Coller: The FDA Just Refused to Review Moderna’s mRNA Influenza Vaccine Application

4 wks / oncodaily

FDA may consider Moderna's flu vaccine in a narrower group

4 wks / endpoints / Max Bayer

U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

4 wks / nytimes / Christina Jewett

Moderna Says FDA Refusal to Review mRNA Flu Vaccine Contradicts Federal Rules, Prior Guidance

4 wks / medcitynews / Frank Vinluan

Prasad overruled vaccine review team, office director on Moderna flu shot

4 wks / endpoints / Zachary Brennan

FDA refuses to review Moderna flu vaccine

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Jeffries

FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine

4 wks / healthcaredive / Delilah Alvarado

F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine

4 wks / nytimes / Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins

Moderna accuses FDA of shifting standard as agency refuses flu shot review

4 wks / endpoints / Max Bayer

Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:25 am / permalink 19026 / 15 stories in 4 wks

Glyphosate: What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide / The Conversation

Charles Z. Levkoe, Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems, Lakehead Univers / theconversation - The recent retraction of peer-reviewed research claiming glyphosate is safe confirms what Indigenous communities have said for years.

#publichealth #governmentpolicy #foodsafety

Glyphosate: What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide

5 wks / medicalxpress

Glyphosate: What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide

5 wks / theconversation / Charles Z. Levkoe, Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems, Lakehead Univers

Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 18916 / 2 stories in 5 wks

Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County / Medical Express

medicalxpress - The Department of Public Health has confirmed the first measles case this year in Los Angeles County. Officials say the person who tested positive for measles had recently traveled outside the country. The department is now working to identify people who …

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc #vaccinesafety #infanthealth

Measles Outbreak Hits Ave Maria University in Florida

4 wks / nytimes / Teddy Rosenbluth

RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools

4 wks / nytimes / Christina Jewett

RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He’s Broken Many of Them.

4 wks / kffhealthnews / Amanda Seitz and Hannah Norman, KFF Health News

What makes measles cases an outbreak? California reports first since 2020

4 wks / medicalxpress

Measles cases rise in North Carolina as public exposures are reported

4 wks / medicalxpress

Wyoming hospital pauses vaccinations for uninsured patients

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Jeffries

Simple SMS 'nudge' a powerful prompt for timely vaccination

4 wks / medicalxpress

Mexico May Be on Brink of Losing Its Measles-Free Status

4 wks / nytimes / Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Measles exposures reported in DC, Disneyland, as virus activity drops in Europe

4 wks / medicalxpress

Northern California reports first measles outbreak since 2020

4 wks / medicalxpress

Study finds declining perception of safety of COVID-19, flu, and MMR vaccines

4 wks / medicalxpress

Dr. Oz urges measles shots as outbreaks grow in the U.S.

4 wks / medicalxpress

Mexico state steps up health screening in schools as measles cases grow nationwide

4 wks / medicalxpress

Community spread drives ongoing measles transmission in Europe

4 wks / medicalxpress

Mexico state steps up health screening in schools as measles cases grow nationwide

5 wks / go

San Bernardino County reports first measles case since 2023 as U.S. infections continue to climb

5 wks / medicalxpress

South Carolina nears 1,000 cases of measles in Upstate outbreak

5 wks / medicalxpress

US experiencing largest measles outbreak since 2000—5 essential reads on the risks, what to do and what's coming next

5 wks / medicalxpress

'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

5 wks / go

1 month into 2026, measles cases already at 25% of 2025’s total

6 wks / beckershospitalreview / Paige Twenter

Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County

6 wks / medicalxpress

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 18903 / 21 stories in 5 wks

World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Awareness and Action 2026, Part 2 / OncoDaily

oncodaily - World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4 and was established in 2000 at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris. The initiative was led […]

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Early Detection & Access Initiatives (4)
Other Cancer News (15)
Research and Treatment Advances (28)
World Cancer Day Global Events (4)
All Other Stories

5 wks / nature

World Cancer Day Global Events

Neeraj Agarwal: Celebrating ASCO Leadership and The Global Impact on Cancer Care

5 wks / oncodaily

Neeraj Agarwal: ASCO Leadership Gathers at Headquarters on World Cancer Day

5 wks / oncodaily

Miriam Mutebi: When Cancer Care Breaks Down Silos – Historic World Cancer Day Gathering in Botswana

5 wks / oncodaily

World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Awareness and Action 2026, Part 2

5 wks / oncodaily

All Other Stories

Tanja Spanic: Showing Up Quietly to Improve Life for People Facing Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Complete remission of relapsed ATXN2L::JAK2 fusion positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma following ruxolitinib monotherapy in a child

4 wks / nature

What telehealth changes for adult survivors of childhood cancers: More genetic testing, earlier screening options

4 wks / medicalxpress

The 'zombie cell' effect: New study explains chemotherapy resistance in lung and ovarian cancers

4 wks / medicalxpress

Erika Hamilton: How Skip Burris Brought Community and Compassion to Cancer Research

4 wks / oncodaily

Myeloma Paper of the Day, January 13th, Suggested by Robert Orlowski

4 wks / oncodaily

Felicia Marie Knaul: New Study on Unequal Access to Paediatric Palliative Care

4 wks / oncodaily

Steven Kridel and Yusuke Shiozawa: New Leadership for the Cancer Biology PhD Program

4 wks / oncodaily

Kamal S. Saini: How Much Alcohol Is Too Much? New Data on Breast Cancer Risk

4 wks / oncodaily

Vivek Subbiah: Growing Challenges and Biology of Lung Cancer in Never Smokers

4 wks / oncodaily

Omnia Korani: Chairing AYA vs Senior Adult Supportive and Survivorship Session at 17th Assiut Clinical Oncology Conference

4 wks / oncodaily

Study identifies a new class of drug targets for aggressive leukemia

4 wks / medicalxpress

Miriam Mutebi: Two Messages That Reminded Me Exactly Why We Do This Work

4 wks / oncodaily

Joanna Metzner-Sadurski: Teaching, Mentorship and Celebrating Student Achievement

4 wks / oncodaily

New Research to Predict Immunotherapy Response in Head and Neck CSCC – Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

4 wks / oncodaily

Daniel Stover: Honored to Join Julie McMahon at 2026 Komen Health Equity Summit

4 wks / oncodaily

Navneet Majhail Appointed President of FACT Board of Directors – Sarah Cannon Cancer Network

4 wks / oncodaily

Cell and gene therapy across 35 years—a bibliometric analysis of global advances

4 wks / medicalxpress

Nicola Fusco: Launching ‘BIANCA,’ First AI-Driven Digital Biobank

4 wks / oncodaily

Aleix Prat: New Article on HER2DX Validation in Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

2026 Nursing Program With Case-Based Learning and Expert Discussions – NCCN

4 wks / oncodaily

Benjamin L. Ebert Celebrates the Spirit of the Pan-Mass Challenge Winter Cycle

4 wks / oncodaily

Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people, James Van Der Beek's death reminds

4 wks / medicalxpress

Rob Pieters: Supporting Poland’s Journey Toward Centralized Childhood Cancer Care

4 wks / oncodaily

Bernard A. Fox: What Comes Next for TCR-T and Adoptive Cell Therapy

4 wks / oncodaily

ICCD 2026 Showcasing Impact, Renewing Commitment – Childhood Cancer International

4 wks / oncodaily

Carolina Paula Bañuelos: Insights from DNA Damage Biology with Clinical Implications

4 wks / oncodaily

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu: How We Can Make Cancer Care More Patient-Centred In Our Communities

4 wks / oncodaily

A Defining Moment for Cancer Care in Our Region – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

4 wks / oncodaily

Amy C. Moore and Roland Matthews: When Professional Excellence Meets Personal Grace

4 wks / oncodaily

EMA Recommends Granting a Marketing Authorisation for Lutetium (177Lu) Chloride

4 wks / esmo

Insights from the PREOPANC-2 Trial: Thromboembolic Events During Perioperative Therapy for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Remembering James Van Der Beek and Raising Awareness for CRC – Colorectal Cancer Alliance

4 wks / oncodaily

Pancreatic cancer: Warning signs to heed

4 wks / medicalxpress

Long-term follow-up demonstrates the curative potential of dual CD19/CD22 CAR-T-cell therapy alone or combined with autologous stem cell transplantation in TP53-altered relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

4 wks / nature

Researchers develop metastasis prevention therapy based on glycan targeting

4 wks / medicalxpress

Colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Here's who is most at risk and symptoms to watch for

4 wks / medicalxpress

Brigham and Women’s to phase out Dana-Farber PAs: Boston Globe

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Elizabeth Gregerson

States ranked by projected growth in new cancer cases: 2026

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Erica Cerutti

New characteristics of aggressive prostate cancer identified

4 wks / medicalxpress

2026 ESO College Mentorship Pairings

4 wks / oncodaily

Abdu Adem Yesufe: Significance of ISO Accreditation for ONCO Pathology and National Healthcare

4 wks / oncodaily

Caring Beyond Cure in African Cancer Care Explored by Christian Ntizimira – ACREOL Global

4 wks / oncodaily

Innovation Makes Prostate Cancer Screening Faster, More Accessible – NCI Kenya

4 wks / oncodaily

Howard McLeod: How Radioligand Therapy Influences Clonal Hematopoiesis in Prostate Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Genetic risk may rival obesity as a key driver of endometrial cancer

4 wks / medicalxpress

Best diagnostic test for ovarian cancer in premenopausal women identified

4 wks / medicalxpress

Michael McNeil and Ondrej Vlcek Advance Global Pediatric Palliative Care Education in Prague

4 wks / oncodaily

Is Colorectal Cancer Treatment Moving in the Wrong Direction for Adults Under 50?

4 wks / oncodaily

US and India Move Toward a New Era of Oncology Drugs Security

4 wks / oncodaily

Rallying more T-cells to immunotherapy's fight against cancer

4 wks / medicalxpress

Lung cancer drug offers a surprising new treatment against ovarian cancer

4 wks / medicalxpress

Antibody-drug conjugate achieves high response rates as frontline treatment in aggressive, rare blood cancer

4 wks / medicalxpress

Rahul Bhargava: Why Holding Back Effective Myeloma Therapy Fails Patients

4 wks / oncodaily

John Hennessy: Why Evidence-Based Care Remains Uneven in Bladder Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Another win for GLP-1s and cancer risk: 5 study notes

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Elizabeth Gregerson

Cancer cell study sheds light on cachexia's origins

4 wks / medicalxpress

George Coukos Brings Cell Therapy Research Leadership – Weill Cornell Medicine

4 wks / oncodaily

Study strengthens evidence supporting lung-sparing surgery, offering hope for mesothelioma patients

4 wks / medicalxpress

PANOVA-3 Leads to FDA Approval of Optune Pax in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Thomas Sutherland Brings Pediatric Cancer Research from the Lab to the Showcase Stage

4 wks / oncodaily

Unraveling the mystery of why some cancer treatments stop working

4 wks / medicalxpress

FDA clears 1st new treatment in 30 years for pancreatic cancer

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Jeffries

A pancreatic cancer approval; Seres cuts staff

4 wks / endpoints / ENDPOINTS

KESHO: United by Unique, The Kenyan Perspective

4 wks / oncodaily

Why Prevention and Early Detection Matter More Than Ever – American Cancer Society

4 wks / oncodaily

When Distance Stands Between a Child and Care – World Child Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Reaffirming Commitment to Compassionate Cancer Care on World Cancer Day – Qatar Cancer Society

4 wks / oncodaily

Amar Rewari: Policy Still Needs to Catch Up With the Progress in Cancer Care

4 wks / oncodaily

Investigators study ivermectin's 'ability to kill cancer cells'

4 wks / medicalxpress

First Expert Workshop to Kick off Third EU Cancer Screening Report – IARC

4 wks / oncodaily

Research careers – what you need to lead

4 wks / cancerresearchuk / Cancer Research UK

George Calin: New Findings on β-Adrenergic Signaling in TP53-Mutant Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

4 wks / oncodaily

Julie S. Torode: Reflections on CEO Tenure and Leadership Transition in Cancer Nonprofits

4 wks / oncodaily

Paolo Tarantino: New Article on HER2DX Genomic Test in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Hind Rafei: Thanks DoD Ovarian Cancer Research Program for Support

4 wks / oncodaily

Stephanie A. Haddad: Our Abstract on Fertility Preservation for AYA Patients Published in IJCCD

4 wks / oncodaily

Phase 2 ABACO Trial Updates: Cabozantinib In Pretreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

DNA barcoding reveals the complexity of breast cancer liquid biopsies

4 wks / medicalxpress

Sushmita Sen: Key Discussions at CDDF Annual Conference on Clinical Trials and Patient-Centered Research

4 wks / oncodaily

Accelerator Startup Cohort 2026 at Moffitt Cancer Center – CancerX

4 wks / oncodaily

Nita Radhakrishnan: IPA Session on Pediatric Oncological Emergencies for International Childhood Cancer Day

4 wks / oncodaily

Chris Chukwunyere: Pink Blue Cancer Walk in Abuja

4 wks / oncodaily

The Max Foundation: One Word That Represents Your Voice in The Fight Against Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Train at NCI: Applications For the Fall 2026 iCURE Cohort Are Closing Soon

4 wks / oncodaily

Rita A. Sakr: Great Privilege to Be Part of First SSMC Women’s Cancer Forum

4 wks / oncodaily

Aharon Tsaturyan: Curative Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer – Applying International Standards in Armenia

4 wks / oncodaily

Efficacy Outcomes of Repotrectinib in Patients with NTRK-positive Solid Tumours

4 wks / esmo

Hesham ElGhazaly: Sustainable progress in cancer care is never achieved in isolation – Together, The Sky is the limit

4 wks / oncodaily

Survivorship Doesn’t End When Treatment Does: Colette’s Story Shows Why – World Child Cancer

4 wks / oncodaily

Kevin King: City of Hope – Expanding Oncology Programs and Speed to Care in Chicago

4 wks / oncodaily

Chris Jones: Research Training in Radiation Oncology – Global Pathways, Barriers and Enablers

5 wks / oncodaily

Asim Belgaumi: Visiting PAEC’s NORI Center as Part of GPACCM to Advance Childhood Cancer Care

5 wks / oncodaily

Mikita Rudzishkin: Grateful to ESO for Supporting Oncologists on Their Lifelong Educational Journey

5 wks / oncodaily

Elad Sharon: Exploring the Side Effects of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

5 wks / oncodaily

Assessments of social vulnerability on central nervous system cancer disparities in the United States

5 wks / nature

Peripheral blood CD14 + monocytes in luminal breast carcinoma subtypes: in preliminary research and overview of candidate biomarker proteins

5 wks / nature

Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with breast cancer risk in Bangladeshi women

5 wks / nature

The state of imaging glycolytic metabolism in cancer with magnetic resonance

5 wks / nature

Ruthresh Rao Subramanyan: Translating Advocacy Into a Measurable Impact

5 wks / oncodaily

Ruthresh Rao Subramanyan: National Cancer Society Malaysia Hosted Two Executive Forums

5 wks / oncodaily

Christos Tsagkaris: ELLOK 10th Anniversary at World Cancer Day 2026

5 wks / oncodaily

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy: Mentorship, Growth and Connections at 14th Asia-Pacific Breast Cancer Summit 2026

5 wks / oncodaily

Douglas Flora: AI in Precision Oncology Call For Papers for our April and June issues

5 wks / oncodaily

Ravindran Kanesvaran Discusses Singapore’s Widening Cancer Screening Gap on MONEY FM 89.3 – NCCS

5 wks / oncodaily

NCI Awards Five-Year R50 Research Specialist Award to Marie Wood – CU Anschutz Department of Medicine

5 wks / oncodaily

Noha Soror: World Cancer Day ASCO Webinar Brings Global Oncology Leaders Together

5 wks / oncodaily

Eftychia Tataridou: World Cancer Day Scientific Meeting “The Circle of Care” Focuses on Prevention, Early Diagnosis, and Holistic Cancer Care

5 wks / oncodaily

Lilly returns to Innovent to partner on cancer and immune diseases

5 wks / endpoints / Lei Lei Wu

Why Colorectal Cancer Rates are Rising in Younger People – Cancer Grand Challenges

5 wks / oncodaily

PFDN2 stabilizes PYCR2 to activate Wnt/β-catenin signaling and promote colorectal cancer progression

5 wks / nature

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 18896 / 162 stories in 5 wks

HHS launches $100M homelessness, addiction treatment initiative / Beckers

Ella Ruder / beckershospitalreview - HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative. The Safety Throu…

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy

RFK Jr. adds to his HHS leadership team

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Madeline Ashley

Seven-day buprenorphine injection matches daily tablets for ED opioid treatment

4 wks / medicalxpress

HHS plans to invest $100M to support addiction recovery and address homelessness

6 wks / fiercehealthcare

HHS launches $100M homelessness, addiction treatment initiative

6 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Ruder

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 18894 / 4 stories in 5 wks

MultiCare agrees to $3.7M settlement over allegations it knowingly allowed unnecessary surgeries / Fierce

fiercehealthcare - The DOJ said MultiCare had allowed a former physician to perform spinal surgery procedures at its facilities between 2019 and 2021 despite warnings from two employees and the U.S. Attorney's Office.

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy

MultiCare agrees to $3.7M settlement over allegations it knowingly allowed unnecessary surgeries

5 wks / fiercehealthcare

MultiCare pays $3.7M to settle medically unnecessary surgery allegations raised in whistleblower lawsuit — 8 things to know

5 wks / beckershospitalreview / Alan Condon

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18885 / 2 stories in 5 wks

HHS to drop 340B rebate pilot after court rulings / Beckers

Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - HHS will drop its 340B rebate model pilot program following two federal court rulings that blocked its implementation. The program, announced in August 2025, was challenged by the American Hospital Association, the Maine Hospital Association and four safe…

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #publichealth #governmentpolicy

HHS seeks feedback on 340B rebate model

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Jeffries

Why HHS Scrapping Its 340B Rebate Program Is a Win For Providers

5 wks / medcitynews / Katie Adams

HHS to drop 340B rebate pilot after court rulings

5 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Jeffries

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18879 / 3 stories in 5 wks

A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant / ABC News

go - Health officials in New Mexico have said a newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #foodsafety #infanthealth

A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant

5 wks / go

A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant

5 wks / medicalxpress

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 18868 / 2 stories in 5 wks

HHS scraps 340B rebate pilot in win for hospitals / Healthcare Dive

Emily Olsen / healthcaredive - The Trump administration agreed to drop a controversial pilot that would have allowed drugmakers to give post-sales rebates on some drugs instead of upfront discounts.

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #publichealth #governmentpolicy

Senate Questions Health Care Firm for Profiting Off Program Meant for Poor

4 wks / nytimes / Ellen Gabler

AbbVie, AstraZeneca lose appeal in Louisiana 340B contract pharmacy fight

4 wks / endpoints / Nicole DeFeudis

Court upholds Louisiana’s 340B discount law

4 wks / beckershospitalreview / Ella Jeffries

HHS drops legal fight over blocked 340B rebate pilot

5 wks / endpoints / Nicole DeFeudis

HHS scraps 340B rebate pilot in win for hospitals

5 wks / healthcaredive / Emily Olsen

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 18867 / 5 stories in 5 wks

FTC deal over insulin prices forces Express Scripts to overhaul policies / Beckers

Elizabeth Casolo / beckershospitalreview - The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Cigna’s Express Scripts in a case over alleged inflation of insulin prices, according to a Feb. 4 agency news release. Under the settlement, Express Scripts must keep drug manufacturer compensation de…

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #publichealth #governmentpolicy

Employers Celebrated PBM Reform. The Reality Is More Complicated

5 wks / medcitynews / Marissa Plescia

Employers, pharmacists cheer as Congress finally passes PBM reform

5 wks / fiercehealthcare

‘Meh’: Mark Cuban casts doubt on FTC, Cigna’s Express Scripts settlement

5 wks / beckershospitalreview / Elizabeth Casolo

FTC deal over insulin prices forces Express Scripts to overhaul policies

5 wks / beckershospitalreview / Elizabeth Casolo

FTC settles insulin lawsuit with Express Scripts

5 wks / endpoints / Max Bayer

F.T.C. Settles With Express Scripts Over High Insulin Prices

5 wks / nytimes / Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 3:25 pm / permalink 18768 / 6 stories in 5 wks

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings / ABC News

go - Indian authorities have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in eastern West Bengal state

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy

Q&A: Stopping Nipah before it spreads

5 wks / medicalxpress

Who says Nipah virus risk is low after two cases reported in India

5 wks / medicalxpress

What is the Nipah Virus and Should We Be Concerned?

6 wks / discovermagazine

New dashboard helps predict and plan for disease outbreaks

6 wks / medicalxpress

A hidden bat virus is infecting humans

6 wks / sciencedaily

5 Diseases With Surprising Animal Reservoirs — And How They Can Affect Humans

6 wks / discovermagazine

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

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Inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus using focused sound waves

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CMS official defends flat Medicare Advantage rate proposal for 2027 / Healthcare Dive

Rebecca Pifer Parduhn / healthcaredive - Medicare director Chris Klomp said the Trump administration is “massively” in support of MA as health insurers cry foul over the meager rate update.

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Molina Healthcare's stocks fall as company plans exit from Medicare Advantage

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Ascension CEO ‘taking a closer look’ at Medicare Advantage plans

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CMS official defends flat Medicare Advantage rate proposal for 2027

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CMS proposes flat MA rates, risk adjustment updates for 2027

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CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage payments for 2027: 5 notes / Beckers

Jakob Emerson / beckershospitalreview - CMS proposed its 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D capitation rates and payment policies Jan. 26, putting forth a slowdown in payment growth after a $25 billion boost for 2026. Five things to know:The post CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage paym…

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CMS proposes excluding chart reviews from MA risk scoring in 2027 payment rule

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CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage payments for 2027: 5 notes

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AbbVie sues over selection of Botox for IRA negotiations / Endpoints

Kaiser Permanente, DoL reach settlement over mental health access / Fierce

500M records exchanged through TEFCA, federal health IT office boasts / Fierce

Federal judge blocks $602M in CDC cuts to 4 states / Beckers

House Republicans subpeona 8 health insurers over ACA fraud / Healthcare Dive

CMS proposes sweeping ACA exchange rule / Healthcare Dive

Tenet expects 20% ACA enrollment drop / Beckers

FDA refuses to review Moderna flu vaccine / Beckers

Glyphosate: What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide / The Conversation

Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County / Medical Express

World Cancer Day: A Global Call to Awareness and Action 2026, Part 2 / OncoDaily

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HHS launches $100M homelessness, addiction treatment initiative / Beckers

MultiCare agrees to $3.7M settlement over allegations it knowingly allowed unnecessary surgeries / Fierce

HHS to drop 340B rebate pilot after court rulings / Beckers

A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant / ABC News

HHS scraps 340B rebate pilot in win for hospitals / Healthcare Dive

FTC deal over insulin prices forces Express Scripts to overhaul policies / Beckers

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings / ABC News

CMS official defends flat Medicare Advantage rate proposal for 2027 / Healthcare Dive

CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage payments for 2027: 5 notes / Beckers

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