
What We’re Reading: NPs Shifting to Specialty Care; Menopause Medication Insurance Hurdles; New COVID-19 Variants Pose Surge Risk
Concerns arise over primary care shortages; women struggle with coverage for effective nonhormonal treatments; FLiRT variants drive concerns amidst waning surveillance and immunity
NPs, PAs Join Specialties as Concerns Rise Over Primary Care Shortages
Increasingly, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are moving into specialty areas like cardiology and dermatology, broadening their skills and incomes,
New Menopause Medications Face Insurance Hurdles Despite Promising Results
Innovative nonhormonal drugs like Bayer's elinzanetant and Astellas' fezolinetant (Veozah) have shown promise in reducing menopause symptoms, particularly hot flashes,
New COVID-19 Variants Pose Summer Surge Risk
COVID-19 levels in the US are at historic lows, but the emergence of new FLiRT variants, particularly KP.2, has raised the possibility of a summer surge,
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