Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Latest:

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Mental health research at VA’s Million Veteran Program
Boston Scientific recalls pacemakers after 4 deaths, 2,500 injuries
Safeguard Veterans tests new ways to connect Veterans to suicide prevention support

Part D/Prescription Drugs

No official Tamiflu shortage, yet pharmacies still face low supplies: 4 things to know

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Drug stores and pharmacy chains nationwide are experiencing spot shortages of Tamiflu and

(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) A study published Monday by Human Rights Watch finds that about 179,000 nursing home residents are being given antipsychotic

(By Lauren Gravitz for NPR) Humans have suffered from migraines for millennia. Yet, despite decades of research, there isn’t a

In a statement by mPulse Mobile “The program results far exceed our expectations with 44 percent refill rate in the

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) As the country battles an especially fierce flu season, experts have struggled to explain why

(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — Dozens of doctors, medical ethicists, and lawyers are warning Congress that legislation to

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Cardiologists are not telling women with breast cancer to decline treatment — far from it. But in

(By Jay Hancock and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) It was expected to be a perfunctory statehouse meeting —

The proposed federal policy rule that would make major changes to Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D drug program

(By Damian Garde for STAT) It was supposed to be a $10 billion idea, one that would help wean the