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Federal court puts chill on Maryland drug price-gouging law
Similar price-gouging legislation has been introduced in at least 13 states this year, though none of those measures became law.
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Will patients get on board with CMS’s new health data approach?
CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, wants clinicians who still believe they can deny patients’ access to their own health records to change their...
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FDA panel recommends CBD for pediatric seizure disorders
“We see little evidence that cannabidiol has meaningful abuse potential, even at supratherapeutic doses in adults,” FDA staff testified.
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MDedge Daily News: Doctors say no to pot for sleep apnea
And what’s the best antithrombotic therapy after TAVI?
From the Journals
Doctors call for a pause to rethink MIPS measures
“We need a time-out during which to assess and revise our approach to physician performance measurement,” according to experts on the ACP’s...
Conference Coverage
Multiple sclerosis “top picks” from AAN 2018
Dr. Jonathan L. Carter from the Mayo Clinic Arizona shares his personal list of best MS abstracts at AAN 2018.
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MDedge Daily News: Which diabetes drug boosts survival best?
And there’s new promise in early-stage lung cancer.
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Erenumab found beneficial to migraine patients with unsuccessful preventive treatment history
A phase 3b trial shows the investigational monoclonal antibody was effective out to 3 months so far.
From the Journals
Don’t use cannabis to treat OSA, AASM recommends
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that state legislators, regulators, and health departments exclude OSA as an indication for...
Conference Coverage
Top AAN picks from Clinical Neurology News’ medical editor
Top picks include presentations on SMA, targeting and screening for tau in Alzheimer’s, and the BigBrain High Resolution 3D Digital Human Brain...
