Medical News Forecast for August 10-16
FDA decisions on tap for allergy, oncology, ophthalmology drug; SAGES virtual meeting 8/11-8/13...
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Public Health & Policy
AMA Goes Social with #MaskUp campaign
The physicians group wants to ’normalize mask wearing’ CHICAGO — The American...
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Covid-19: Can College Campuses Safely Reopen with Enough Testing?
Study suggests screening every two days, but barriers remain There may be a safe route to...
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Cancer Research: Observational Studies Still No Substitute for Randomized Clinical Trials
In assessing cancer Tx efficacy, RCTs should remain the standard When it comes to determining the...
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Medical News Forecast for August 3-9
Expected FDA approvals, virtual meetings, workshops and town halls Lynne Peterson is the Senior...
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FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Cannabis-Derived Drug Research
Stakeholder interest prompts FDA action WASHINGTON — Due to increased corporate and public...
Read MoreMedical News Forecast for July 20-26
FDA on tap for decisions in Emergency Ed, Oncology, and Sleep Medicine; Also upcoming virtual meetings, webinars. Here is the medical news to watch for July 20-26, 2020.Emergency Medicine: The FDA missed making a decision by...
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Covid-19: ACP—’We support Dr. Fauci’
Physicians group urges use of ’scientific expertise’ With the White House continually distancing...
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Medical News Forecast for July 13-19
Lots on the FDA docket, approvals, delays, virtual meetings Here is the medical news to watch for...
Read MoreAMA: U.S. Policy to Deport International Students Taking Online Classes is ’Ill-Advised’
Physicians’ group says move will result in ’brain drain’ in the U.S. CHICAGO — The move by the Trump administration stating that international students in the U.S. cannot stay in the country if they are...
Read MoreU.S. Physician Groups Condemn Withdrawal from WHO
The decision ’is a major setback to science, public health, and global coordination…to defeat Dovid-19’ On July 7, the Trump administration began its formal withdrawal process from the World Health...
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Red Flag Laws: A Useful Suicide Prevention Tool?
More than half of extreme risk protection orders in one state filed because of self-harm...
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Medical News Forecast for June 29-July 5
ESMO, FDA meetings and decisions Lynne Peterson is the Senior Writer for Trends-in-Medicine.Here...
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AMA Slams Insurers for Delays in Reform of Prior Authorization Process
Group urges Congress to pass reform bill More than half of physicians responding to an American...
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Covid-19: FDA Warns Companies Selling Antibody Tests
Agency cites 3 companies for selling unapproved direct-to-consumer tests WASHINGTON — Three...
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USMLE: Major Change May Transform American Medicine
Scoring change may reset medicine’s table The USMLE — United States Medical Licensing...
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Physicians and Suicide Risk
Older docs, Asian or Pacific Island ancestry, job and health issues among risk factors Health care...
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Medical News Forecast for June 15-21
Virtual meetings continue, FDA convenes virtual ODAC meeting, several oncology drugs on tap for...
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Covid-19: Asymptomatic, Pre-Symptomatic—In Pandemic War, WHO Ignites Semantic Battle
Fauci takes issue with WHO statement that asymptomatic transmission is ’very rare’ The...
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AMA Adopts Anti-Racism Policy
Group once barred black physicians CHICAGO — When the American Medical Association convened...
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