Health Policy
News
Survey: Americans support regulation of vaping products
Despite FDA efforts under Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to raise awareness of teen vaping, only 21% of those surveyed correctly responded that e-...
Conference Coverage
Large survey reveals that few MS patients have long-term care insurance
DALLAS – The findings suggest that clinical care teams should initiate early discussions of possible long-term needs with their patients.
News
Possible mechanism for fluoroquinolone-induced aortopathy uncovered
News
Treatment missing for U.S. children with mental illness
In North Carolina, 72.2% of children with a mental health disorder did not receive care in 2016.
News
ALA report: Federal and state actions to limit tobacco use fall short
News
Cloud of inconsistency hangs over cannabis data
Number of medical cannabis users is up more than 10-fold since 2009, available data show.
News
Courts block Trump from eroding contraceptive mandate
Two federal judges have blocked the Trump administration from weakening the health care law’s contraceptive mandate.
News
Texas judge strikes down ACA putting law in peril — again
The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened – again – this time by a ruling Friday from a federal district court judge in Texas.
News
Class-action suit filed against ABIM over MOC
Four internists allege ABIM is monopolizing the MOC market and forcing physicians to purchase MOC.
Commentary
Are We Overproducing NPs and PAs?
Experts are still projecting a physician shortage—and the NP and PA professions have made significant progress in response. But are we at risk for...