Medical News Forecast for June 8-14
See this week’s virtual meeting line-up: ENDO, Dermatology, Diabetes, and more Lynne...
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Public Health & Policy
Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Increasing with Medicaid Expansion
Greater access is most pronounced among adolescents Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care...
Read MoreAMA Leaders Demand End to Excessive Police Violence
Excessive force disproportionately targets Black and Brown Americans The American Medical Association says that the “evidence of increased police violence in the form of excessive police-initiated force and unwarranted...
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Medical News Forecast for June 1-7
Ex vivo genome editing webcast, upcoming FDA decisions, virtual medical conferences and more Lynne...
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Covid-19: FDA Pulls 27 Antibody Tests That Are Not Following Guidance
Agency says list will be continually updated WASHINGTON —The FDA has posted a list of Covid-19...
Read MorePatient Portal Pings Don’t Boost Flu Vaccine Uptake
Reminders showed some benefit, but effect was small General patient portal reminders failed to dramatically increase influenza vaccination rates, although there was some minimal benefit, researchers reported.In a randomized,...
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Covid-19: NYU Team Finds Abbott’s Rapid Test May Not Be Accurate
AMA warns of limitations of serological testing The FDA is handing out emergency use...
Read MoreCovid-19: FDA’s Operation Quack Hack Targets Bogus Treatments and Cures
Toll thus far: 42 warning letters, and one injunction WASHINGTON — As part of the FDA’s crack-down on bogus Covid-19 cures, a U.S. District Court Judge issued a temporary restraining order to bar the Genesis II...
Read MoreMost Medicaid Beneficiaries Lack Access to Some Recommended Adult Vax
Less than half of state Medicaid programs cover all adult immunizations Most adult Medicaid beneficiaries do not have access to all adult vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP),...
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Covid-19: Hand Sanitizer Poisonings Spike
Since early March, calls to poison centers about exposures to cleaning and disinfectant chemicals...
Read MoreCovid-19: Hand Sanitizer Poisonings Spike
Disinfecting efforts lead to accidental poisonings Since early March, calls to poison centers about exposures to cleaning and disinfectant chemicals increased sharply, according to an early online report in MMWR.Moreover, when...
Read MoreCovid-19: AMA to Governors—Lock It Down
Association urges immediate emergency action In a letter to the National Governors Association (NGA), the American Medical Association (AMA) asked that all states issue statewide emergency stay-at-home orders during the Covid-19...
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