Over-the Counter Hearing Aids
The bipartisan bill (the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017) is moving through both houses of Congress that addresses a critical
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Why Your Sense Of Smell Is Better Than You Might Think
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Smell, the thinking goes, is not our strongest sense. Our lowly noses are eclipsed by
Read MoreCommunities Key To Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says
(By Rachel Martin, Ashley Brown, Barry Gordemer and Rebecca Hersher for NPR) In March, President Trump called opioid abuse in the U.S.
Read MoreIssues Facing the New FDA Commissioner
The new commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Scott Gottlieb, will have a full plate of issues
Read MoreSenate Committee Advances FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill with Two Additional Amendments
On Thursday, the bill that would reauthorize the pharmaceutical, medical device, generic drug and biosimilar user fee agreements that would
Read MoreMedicare Appeals Backlog
A recent Journal of Hospital Medicine study uncovered hospitals waited an average of 1,663.3 days, or a little over 4.5 years, to
Read MoreCalifornia Bill Addresses Safety Concerns At Dialysis Clinics
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) Saying they are concerned about safety in California’s dialysis clinics, a coalition of nurses,
Read MoreTrump’s pick to run mental health is poised to shake things up. Even some liberals can’t wait
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) President Trump’s pick to run federal mental health services has called for a bold reordering
Read MoreJudge rules Cigna can abandon $54B mega-merger with Anthem
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Delaware judge denied Indianapolis-based Anthem’s request for a preliminary injunction Thursday to stop Bloomfield,
Read MoreHepatitis C: 3.5 Million People Living with it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, in 2015, there were 34,000 newly diagnosed Americans with hepatitis C, a
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