Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists about for years. Kennedy held an April 16 press conference pegged to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found the prevalence of autism rising to 1 in 31 among 8-year-olds, the…
It happened more than a decade ago, but the moment remains with her. Sara Stewart was talking at the dining room table with her mother, Barbara Cole, 86 at the time, in Bar Harbor, Maine. Stewart, then 59, a lawyer, was making one of her extended visits from out of state. Two or three years…
EMS providers often treat patients without medical history, risking delays, errors, and guesswork. But new national data-sharing frameworks are starting to close that gap, bringing critical records to first responders in real time. The post Bringing Patient Data to the Frontlines: Why Interoperability Must Include EMS appeared first on MedCity News.
There were only five hospital M&A transactions during the first quarter of 2025 — a slump caused the Trump administration’s flurry of new policies and the resulting economic uncertainty. Hospitals are putting off mergers for the time being, though some are forming joint ventures as a defense mechanism against financial uncertainty. Many are instead shedding…
A federal court judge ruling leaves in place an FDA determination that shortages of the Novo Nordisk drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are resolved. Consequently, compounding pharmacies must stop making their versions of the metabolic medicines or face FDA enforcement action. The post Novo Nordisk Notches a Court Win Against Wegovy and Ozempic Compounders appeared first…
Many of those who survive the loss, devastation, and displacement of an extreme climate event — such as a flood, tornado, drought, or wildfire — experience anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and even suicidal thoughts. Similar mental illnesses are often found even when people are indirectly exposed to extreme climate events. The post The…
The New England Journal of Medicine and other journals respond to letters from a federal prosecutor
Hospitals have spent years amassing political influence at the federal and state levels. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, hospitals and nursing homes’ federal lobbying spending rose from $35 million in 2000 to more than $133 million last year, a 280% increase. They recently had a unique opportunity to flex some of that political muscle in…
Orchestra BioMed’s hypertension treatment is the latest medical device to earn the FDA’s breakthrough designation. Medtronic has a commercialization deal with the company for the device, which uses a pacing algorithm to actively lower blood pressure in people with pacemakers. The post Orchestra BioMed’s Hypertension Device Wins FDA Breakthrough Designation appeared first on MedCity News.