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CDC Vaccine Panel Meets for First Time After RFK Jr Expelled Former Members

June 25th 2025

Controversy surrounds the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) first meeting under new leadership as vaccine skeptics join the panel.

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Musculoskeletal Disorders in Postmenopausal Women Are Rising Worldwide

By Hayden E. Klein

June 24th 2025

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Elimination of Specialists for National Suicide Hotline Removes Important Resource for LGBTQ+ Youth: A Q&A With Hannah Wesolowski

By Julia Bonavitacola
Hannah Wesolowski

June 24th 2025

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From Red Tape to Relief: Rewriting the Rules of Prior Authorization

By Maggie L. Shaw

June 23rd 2025

Democratic Doctors Caucus June 11 Press Conference

Democratic Doctors Caucus Reaffirms EMTALA Amid Trump's CMS Policy Reversal on Abortion Care

By Giuliana Grossi

June 18th 2025

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Spending and Mortality in US Acute Care Hospitals

John A. Romley, PhD;Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD;June F. O'Leary, PhD;Dana P. Goldman, PhD

February 11th 2013

Across the US, adults with major medical conditions were less likely to die in hospitals with higher spending levels, even after adjusting for patient risk.

The Cost of Implementing Inpatient Bar Code Medication Administration

Julie Ann Sakowski, PhD;Alana Ketchel, MPP, MPH

February 11th 2013

Bar code medication administration can be an effective and potentially cost-saving solution to prevent harmful medication administration errors in the community hospital setting.

Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare Drug Plans in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Kenneth J. Smith, MD, MS;Seo Hyon Baik, PhD;Charles F. Reynolds III, MD;Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH;Yuting Zhang, PhD

February 11th 2013

In Medicare Part D, generic drug coverage was cost saving compared with no coverage in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia while improving health outcomes.

Introducing Forensic Health Services Research

Laurence F. McMahon Jr, MD, MPH;Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc

February 11th 2013

The use of health services research to uncover healthcare fraud and abuse represents a novel, yet timely, implementation of this science.

White House Warns of Sequester's Healthcare Impact

February 11th 2013

Medicaid Expansion Divides GOP Governors

February 8th 2013

Compounding Pharmacies Have Been Linked to Deaths, Illnesses and Safety Failures for Years

February 8th 2013

Health Insurers Highlight Excessive Out-of-Network Charges

February 4th 2013