Medicare premiums set to rise 10% next year, CMS says / Healthcare Dive
Rebecca Pifer / healthcaredive - The Part B premium hike could have been worse, the Trump administration said. Still, it’s likely to pressure the pocketbooks of millions of seniors, and could drive more into Medicare Advantage plans.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 9:22 am / permalink 16211 / 2 stories in 3 months
FDA Approves Ziftomenib for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukaemia with a NPM1 Mutation / ESMO
esmo - Evidence for efficacy is based on the results from the KO-MEN-001 study
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 9:22 am / permalink 16210 / 2 stories in 3 months
New Flu Strain and Low Vaccination Rates Could Mean Aggressive Flu Season Ahead / Discover
discovermagazine - Starting in 2025, this year’s flu season is spreading early, and with vaccination rates low and a novel virus strain, health experts are warning that it could be a rough one.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 5:21 am / permalink 16206 / 4 stories in 3 months
CMS issues new telehealth guidance: 4 notes / Beckers
Giles Bruce / beckershospitalreview - CMS has released updated telehealth guidance following the end of the 43-day government shutdown. Here are four things to know from the November FAQ: 1. CMS will retroactively pay for telehealth claims for services rendered amid the fiscal standoff. 2. Me…
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16202 / 2 stories in 3 months
CMS ups hospital outpatient rates 2.6%, expands site-neutral payments in 2026: 14 notes / Beckers
Alan Condon / beckershospitalreview - CMS on Nov. 21 finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule for 2026, enacting reforms to boost price transparency and expand outpatient access. Fourteen things to know: Hospital outpatien…
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16203 / 2 stories in 3 months
WHO declares end of Indonesia's poliovirus outbreak following yearslong vaccination campaign / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia's polio outbreak officially over, following nearly three years of intensive response efforts, officials said Friday.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16201 / 2 stories in 3 months
Healthcare groups decry CDC messaging change on autism and vaccines / Beckers
Mackenzie Bean / beckershospitalreview - Healthcare associations are raising concerns after the CDC this week removed messaging from its website stating that vaccines do not cause autism. The agency updated its webpage on vaccines and autism Nov. 19. Previously, the page said research has shown …
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Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5:23 pm / permalink 16158 / 6 stories in 3 months
Novo Nordisk rolls out lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy / Medical Express
medicalxpress - People paying out of pocket for Ozempic or Wegovy may soon see lower costs, as Novo Nordisk rolls out new price discounts for its popular GLP-1 medications.
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Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:22 am / permalink 16131 / 6 stories in 3 months
ESMO AI & Digital Oncology Congress 2025 Closed in Berlin under the Promise of Making the Future of Cancer Care Closer / ESMO
esmo - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has just closed its first AI & Digital Oncology Congress, a pioneering moment in the integration of artificial intelligence and digital innovation into cancer care
Monday, November 17, 2025, 8:22 am / permalink 16039 / 6 stories in 3 months
Mikael Dolsten removes himself from board candidacy at Novo; Bavarian Nordic chairman resigns / Endpoints
Alex Hoffman / endpoints - → In what appears to be another blow to Novo Nordisk, ex-Pfizer CSO Mikael Dolsten has withdrawn his nomination to join the company's board of directors due to ...
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Saturday, November 15, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 16003 / 2 stories in 4 months
F.D.A. Will Remove Black Box Warnings From Hormone Treatments for Menopause / NYT
Roni Caryn Rabin / nytimes - The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.
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Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15996 / 3 stories in 4 months
FDA adds strongest warning to Sarepta gene therapy linked to 2 patient deaths / ABC News
go - The Food and Drug Administration is adding a new warning to a gene therapy linked to two patient deaths earlier this year
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Saturday, November 15, 2025, 5:21 am / permalink 15991 / 3 stories in 4 months
Bacteria Inside Brain Tumors May Affect Tumor Behavior / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Traces of bacteria inside brain tumors may affect tumor behavior Researchers found bacterial genetic and cellular elements inside brain tumor cells that appear biologically active and may influence tumor progression […]
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Saturday, November 15, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 15988 / 2 stories in 4 months
Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks / ABC News
go - Researchers are reporting what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy triggered by tick bites
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 1:21 am / permalink 15987 / 3 stories in 4 months
Preliminary case of bird flu in Washington state would be U.S.'s first in 9 months / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Health officials in Washington state say they have identified the nation's first human case of bird flu since February, pending confirmatory testing.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 15985 / 4 stories in 4 months
Historic government shutdown ends, leaving ACA subsidies in limbo / Healthcare Dive
Rebecca Pifer / healthcaredive - The House passed a stopgap funding bill and President Donald Trump signed it late Wednesday, reopening the government without a clear path forward on preserving enhanced subsidies for ACA plans — Democrats’ chief demand.
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Thursday, November 13, 2025, 1:23 pm / permalink 15939 / 11 stories in 4 months
Infant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows / NYT
Rylee Kirk / nytimes - Federal health officials said caregivers should stop using all ByHeart powdered formula products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 15905 / 3 stories in 4 months
Richard Pazdur Appointed Director of the FDA’s Drug Center: A New Chapter for Cancer Regulation / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Dr. Richard Pazdur, one of the most influential figures in oncology drug regulation, has been appointed Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and […]
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:22 am / permalink 15886 / 8 stories in 4 months
Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks / ABC News
go - International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America
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Monday, November 10, 2025, 11:22 pm / permalink 15856 / 4 stories in 4 months
FDA rolls back warning labels on HRT products for menopause, citing misinformation / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - The action, announced Monday, follows a comprehensive review of scientific literature by an expert panel at the agency in July, as well as a public comment period, officials said. Pharmas are expected to update and reprint their product labeling to remove…
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Monday, November 10, 2025, 5:24 pm / permalink 15854 / 5 stories in 4 months