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Featured Medical News & Perspectives National Academies: US Nursing Home System Needs Fundamental Overhaul

Jennifer Abbasi | May 11, 2022

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Biotech Innovations Four Vaccine Doses Prevented Severe Omicron COVID-19 Better Than 3 Howard D. Larkin May 10, 2022
Biotech Innovations Two mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Stimulate Different Immune Responses Howard D. Larkin May 10, 2022
News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mRNA Booster Improves a COVID-19 Vaccine’s Effectiveness Bridget M. Kuehn, MSJ May 10, 2022
News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Age Range Is Expanded for Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination Bridget M. Kuehn, MSJ May 10, 2022
MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES
National Academies: US Nursing Home System Needs Fundamental Overhaul May 11, 2022
Highlights From the American College of Cardiology’s Scientific Sessions—New Heart Failure Management Guidelines, Alirocumab After a Myocardial Infarction, and Treating Mild Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy May 10, 2022
Stagnant Mammography Rates in the US and Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic May 10, 2022
“Unfinished Business” Brings Robert Califf, MD, Back for a Second Stint as FDA Commissioner May 4, 2022
Why Cervical Cancer Survival Rates in the US Haven’t Improved for Decades May 4, 2022
Aging Out of Childhood Insomnia? Not Some Kids May 3, 2022
Resolving Payment Issues Is Essential to Realize Telehealth’s Promise April 27, 2022
The COVID-19 Pandemic Rages on for People Who Are Immunocompromised April 27, 2022
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NEWS FROM JAMA HEALTH FORUM
Federal Investigators Find Medicare Advantage Plans Too Often Deny, Delay Needed Care May 10, 2022
FDA Outlines Proposed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars May 3, 2022
Report Says US Health Agencies Need Better Processes to Address Political Interference April 26, 2022
National Academies Report Calls for Substantial Reforms for US Nursing Homes April 19, 2022
Biden Administration Outlines Strategy to Tackle Long COVID April 12, 2022
FDA Gains Power to Regulate Synthetic Nicotine in e-Cigarettes April 5, 2022
Report Recommends Ways to Shore Up US Medical Product Supply Chain March 29, 2022
Medical Debt Burdens Millions of US Adults March 22, 2022
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NEWS FROM THE CDC
mRNA Booster Improves Adenovirus-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness May 10, 2022
Age Range Is Expanded for Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination May 10, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Youth Varies by Age, Variant April 26, 2022
End-stage Kidney Disease Doubles April 26, 2022
Myocarditis Adverse Event Less Common After COVID-19 Vaccine Booster April 12, 2022
Food Insecurity Common Among US Children April 12, 2022
High-Volume Prescribers Drive Antibiotic Use in Medicare Part D March 22, 2022
A New Resource in CDC’s Campaign to Reduce Maternal Deaths March 22, 2022
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NEWS FROM THE FDA
First Donepezil Transdermal Patch Approved for Alzheimer Disease May 3, 2022
Targeted Radioligand Approved for Metastatic Prostate Cancer May 3, 2022
First Amphetamine Transdermal Patch Approved for ADHD May 3, 2022
Warning About Surgical Device Misused for Aesthetic Procedures April 19, 2022
Manufacturer Ordered to Raise Awareness of Recalled Medical Devices April 19, 2022
First Symbicort Generic Gains Approval April 19, 2022
New Cancer Clinical Trial Guidance April 5, 2022
First Condom Authorized Specifically for Anal Intercourse April 5, 2022
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HEALTH AGENCIES UPDATE
More Black Individuals Insured After Affordable Care Act April 26, 2022
White Individuals Experience Less COVID-19–Related Discrimination April 26, 2022
New Recommendations for Collecting Sex and Gender Data April 26, 2022
COVID-19 Booster Shot Data Now Available From Nursing Homes March 22, 2022
Melanoma Immunotherapy Responses to Dietary Fiber and Probiotics March 22, 2022
Federal Government Buys Thousands of Bebtelovimab Doses March 22, 2022
Health Care Workforce Expansion for Rural and Tribal Communities February 22, 2022
Substances Added to List of Human Carcinogens February 22, 2022
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NEWS FROM THE JAMA NETWORK
Mindfulness-Based Therapy Reduces Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse May 3, 2022
Antidepressant Combinations Compared With Monotherapy May 3, 2022
Greater Excess Mortality in 2020 for People With Dementia May 3, 2022
Studies Examine Risk of Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Vaccination May 3, 2022
Few Black Individuals Are Becoming Surgeons April 5, 2022
While Suicide Attempts Have Increased, Treatment Has Not April 5, 2022
Maternal COVID-19 Vaccine Safe for Infants April 5, 2022
At-home COVID-19 Test Instructions Frequently Misinterpreted April 5, 2022
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BIOTECH INNOVATIONS
Two mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Stimulate Different Immune Responses May 10, 2022
Four Vaccine Doses Prevented Severe Omicron COVID-19 Better Than 3 May 10, 2022
New Brain Charts Could Become Clinical Benchmarks May 10, 2022
Vaccine Booster Dose Appears to Reduce Omicron Hospitalizations April 12, 2022
Large US Study Examines First 6 Months of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Data April 12, 2022
Scientists Convert Blood Type A Donor Lungs Into Neutral Lungs April 12, 2022
Decade-Long CLL Remission After CAR T-Cell Therapy Reported March 8, 2022
First mRNA HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial Launches March 8, 2022
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CLINICAL TRIALS UPDATE
Exercise Improves Shoulder Function After Breast Cancer Surgery April 26, 2022
Long-Acting RSV Antibody Injection Protects Healthy Infants April 26, 2022
Gefapixant Curbs Chronic Cough April 26, 2022
Empagliflozin Improves Quality of Life in HFpEF April 26, 2022
Pneumococcal Vaccine Induces Immune Responses to 20 Serotypes March 22, 2022
Intensive Glycemic Treatment Reduces Diabetic Foot Ulcers March 22, 2022
Postantibiotic Microbiome Therapeutic Reduces C difficile Recurrence March 22, 2022
Trial Suggests Starting Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Early March 22, 2022
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GLOBAL HEALTH
Fractionating COVID-19 Vaccine Doses May Save Lives April 19, 2022
WHO Urges Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in Wildlife to Prevent Animal Reservoirs April 19, 2022
Global COVID-19 Death Toll May Be Triple the Reported Deaths April 19, 2022
WHO Releases Report on Maintaining Health Services During COVID-19 March 15, 2022
Humanitarian Need Jumps in 2022 March 15, 2022
Missing Child Mortality Targets Could Cost 11 Million Lives by 2030 March 15, 2022
Poorly Designed PPE a Global Problem for Women Health Workers February 15, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccines Safe, Effective in Rheumatic Diseases February 15, 2022
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