Alicia Ault

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Feds Sue Three Biggest Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: September 23, 2024

The FTC has filed suit against three PBMs alleging that they directed patients to higher priced insulin treatments.

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Semaglutide Bests Liraglutide in Long-Term Weight Loss

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: September 20, 2024

The current paper gives patients and clinicians reasonable expectations of the trajectory of weight loss when the drugs are prescribed for diabetes...

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UVA Defends Medical School Dean, Hospital CEO After Docs Call for Their Removal

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: September 12, 2024

UVA President Jim Ryan said in his own letter to medical school faculty that some of the accusations were about matters that had already been addre...

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FDA Rejects MDMA-AT for PTSD, but Lykos, Others, Vow to Push on

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: September 9, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision not to approve midomafetamine-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for posttraumatic stress di...

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Do Neurology Patient Advocacy Groups Wield Too Much Power?

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: August 27, 2024

Just because a group has deep pockets does not mean that its priorities align with the disease burden.

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ABIM Revokes Two Physicians’ Certifications Over Accusations of COVID Misinformation

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: August 15, 2024

Two critical care docs lose ABIM certification following advocating for ivermectin as a treatment for COVID.

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New Guidance on Genetic Testing for Kidney Disease

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: August 8, 2024

Nephrologists have reported a lack of education about genetic testing, and other barriers to wider use, including limited access to testing, cost, ...

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‘Emerging Threat’ Xylazine Use Continues to Spread Across the United States

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: July 17, 2024

The drug, which is increasingly mixed with fentanyl, often fails to respond to the opioid overdose reversal med...

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Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Chevron Could ‘Paralyze’ Health Policy Making: Experts

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: July 2, 2024

The ruling will have the effect of requiring Congress to write ever-more dense and exacting legislation to prevent agencies from interpreting any g...

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Scope of Practice Concerns Lead to Hospital’s Temp Ban on CRNAs

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: June 27, 2024

California hospitals receive citations for CRNAs who were practicing outside their scope, one leading anesthesia teams.

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Oncology Mergers Are on the Rise. How Can Independent Practices Survive?

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: June 25, 2024

The number of community practices acquired by hospitals nearly tripled from 2010 to 2020, according to a report from COA.

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Tirzepatide Reduces Sleep Interruptions, Halting Almost Half of CPAP Use

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: June 24, 2024

Similar to other GLP-1s, tirzepatide, has been found to reduce sleep interruptions in patients with OSA and obesity.

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A New Psychotherapeutic ‘Gold Standard’ for Chronic Pain?

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: June 20, 2024

The study is one of only a few to directly compare emotional awareness and expression therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy.

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Doctors Endorsing Products on X May Not Disclose Company Ties

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: June 19, 2024

Researchers review posts by physicians on X, looking for key words that might indicate that the posts were intended as endorsements of a product.

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FDA Approves Nonstimulant Liquid Onyda XR for ADHD

Author:: Alicia Ault

Publish date: May 30, 2024

The once-daily extended-release oral suspension, with nighttime dosing, can be used alone or as an adjunctive therapy to FDA-approved stimulant med...