What We’re Reading: Merck Sues US Government; Cancer Drug Shortages; ACA Appeals Court Hearing
June 6th 2023Merck sues to stop Medicare drug price negotiations; doctors delay lifesaving therapies due to cancer drug shortages; a federal appeals court will hear Affordable Care Act coverage prevention case.
What We’re Reading: Biden Eyes Cohen for CDC; Bias in PFTs; US Birthrate Stays Flat
June 2nd 2023President Joe Biden has reportedly picked former North Carolina health chief Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, as next head of the CDC; Black men were probably underdiagnosed with lung problems because of software bias; the US birthrate remains flat.
Dr Rana McKay on First-Line Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
May 30th 2023In this first part of a 2-part series, Rana R. McKay, MD, associate professor of Medicine and Urology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, provides an overview of the treatment landscape for advanced renal cell carcinoma.
What We’re Reading: MA BCBS Partners With Tufts; Medicaid Drug Price Audit; SC Passes Abortion Ban
May 24th 2023Blue Cross Blue Shield in Massachusetts sets agreement with Tufts Medicine using equity benchmarks; drug prices covered by Medicaid to undergo yearly audit; South Carolina abortion ban headed to governor as Planned Parenthood announces national staff cutbacks to shift resources to the states.
Dr Rana McKay on Second-Line Treatment Options for Advanced RCC
May 23rd 2023In the second part of a 2-part series, Rana R. McKay, MD, associate professor of Medicine and Urology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, discusses second-line treatment options for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
What We’re Reading: Expanding Student Health Care; Depression Soars; RSV Vaccine for Infants
May 18th 2023The Biden administration said it will expand health care access, including mental health care, to students; depression reaches an all-time high in the United States; the FDA’s independent vaccine advisers are meeting to discuss the safety and effectiveness of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.
Dr Jason Porter: Focus on Patient-Centered Care in the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer
May 15th 2023It is important to have a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer, according to Jason Porter, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist, West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, Tennessee. This team approach allows for early intervention with signs of relapse or progression.