domingo, 16 de febrero de 2025

Innovative blood test shows potential to replace spinal tap for Alzheimer's diagnosis

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250214/Innovative-blood-test-shows-potential-to-replace-spinal-tap-for-Alzheimers-diagnosis.aspx

Novel AI boosts breast cancer detection in mammograms

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250206/Novel-AI-boosts-breast-cancer-detection-in-mammograms.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breast_cancer_newsletter_11_february_2025 A Swedish study finds AI-supported screening detects 29% more cancers without increasing false positives, while cutting radiologists’ workload by 44%.

Breast cancer risk and chemical exposure: New evidence points to triclosan as a key culprit

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250204/Breast-cancer-risk-and-chemical-exposure-New-evidence-points-to-triclosan-as-a-key-culprit.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breast_cancer_newsletter_11_february_2025 New research reveals that a common antibacterial chemical, triclosan, may significantly increase breast cancer risk in younger and overweight women. With endocrine disruptors everywhere in daily life, are we unknowingly increasing our cancer risk?

Trump administration lays off FDA employees The layoffs are part of a purge of probationary employees across the government

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/15/trump-job-cuts-fda-hhs-doge/

Trump administration layoffs set to hit NIH are ‘devastating,’ former director Monica Bertagnolli says The development caps off a tumultuous month at the research agency

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/rfk-jr-trump-maha-movement-chronic-disease-commission/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_borHYEUVJBiKSGxWMw8WVoRpvp2WybGSygeVGIhNHAirF4346yczvcnVQjtgKpoYvU6KjRhgJzCTeSMV6NVchFEZ8eA&_hsmi=347310294&utm_content=347310294&utm_source=hs_email

Growing number of federal health agencies are combing grants for taboo words, unnerving researchers Trump administration flagging ‘trans’ and ‘diversity,’ but also ‘women’ and ‘Covid’ Manage alerts for this article Email this article

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/trump-dei-ban-banned-words-list-scrambles-research-nih-veterans-affairs/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9fCmEGbZbbMBL1jpW-Pv_-8rRHk0sPm9nuThiftHTc91l5FaPMfNKReYuZjfEnEkofCOxl1KeUG_wV41gVTLBVrZVa9A&_hsmi=347310294&utm_content=347310294&utm_source=hs_email A grant that uses words like “diversity,” “trans,” “women,” and “Covid” is at risk of getting flagged by reviews underway at the National Institutes of Health and some Veteran Affairs sites at the behest of the Trump administration — and that means some scientists are trying to find ways to work around those keywords when possible, or considering leaving academia altogether. The reviews seem to be the result of Trump’s executive order that federal agencies stop funding grants related to DEI and gender, my colleagues at STAT report. They’re bad news for long-neglected research on topics like maternal health and the impacts of structural racism, and the breadth of possible trigger words means that even unrelated research may get targeted. “Bias is a word commonly used in statistics. Diversity could refer to bees or the microbiome, or galaxies … The way they are doing it is banning all science. The tools are so blunt,” psychology professor Darby Saxbe told STAT. Read more from my colleagues Usha Lee McFarling, Angus Chen, Sarah Owermohle, Jonathan Wosen, and Anil Oza.

Explore how R&D advancements are reshaping medicine

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Small Change: FDA’s Final Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) Guidance Ditches ML and Adds Some Details, But Otherwise Sticks Closely to the Draft February 14, 2025 By Lisa M. Baumhardt, Principal Medical Device Regulatory Expert —

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2025/02/small-change-fdas-final-predetermined-change-control-plan-pccp-guidance-ditches-ml-and-adds-some-details-but-otherwise-sticks-closely-to-the-draft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-change-fdas-final-predetermined-change-control-plan-pccp-guidance-ditches-ml-and-adds-some-details-but-otherwise-sticks-closely-to-the-draft

RFK Jr. Is Sworn In To Lead HHS Amid A Backdrop Of Budget, Staff Cuts

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/rfk-jr-is-sworn-in-to-lead-hhs-amid-a-backdrop-of-budget-staff-cuts/

Journalists Talk Southern Health Care: HIV Drug Access, Medicaid Expansion, Vaccination Rates February 15, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-february-15-2025-bird-flu-rural-health-hiv-prep-vaccines/

Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate By Amy Maxmen February 14, 2025

Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate By Amy Maxmen February 14, 2025 https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-data-analyses-missing-mmwr-bird-flu-seasonal-influenza/

A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR February 11, 2025

A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR February 11, 2025 https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-injured-kansas-city-chiefs-parade-shooting-survivors-one-year-anniversary-trauma/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xIGFumcJ-ZfsFVcPTc9Gmk0hNlaqimXeLFP-9gg0r753UuSuZHeiwoE65-w4_x6h5aHvFZ04rCGS-mi0dyqnB-yOPbQ&_hsmi=347415761&utm_content=347415761&utm_source=hs_email I’m KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith, writing to you from St. Louis. By Bram Sable-Smith Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their team’s Super Bowl victory with a parade Friday. They beat the Kansas City Chiefs, which is great for the City of Brotherly Love and obviously a bummer to us here in Missouri. But there’s actually some ambivalence about the parade’s absence in Kansas City. The celebration of the Chiefs’ win last year ended with a mass shooting that killed one person and injured at least 24 more. I’ve been talking to the survivors since then with my colleague Peggy Lowe at KCUR for a series we call “The Injured.” They’ve told us all about their lives since the shooting: about being left off the official list of victims, about doctors leaving bullets in their bodies, about the financial hardship of surviving, about the mental toll on the children who were shot, and about their efforts to restore a sense of safety in a society where gun violence is rampant. This week we published one last story about what therapists call the “thawing” of survivors. Many people who experience trauma emotionally freeze as a coping mechanism. But with time, that freeze melts, and the intensity of what happened to them can be suddenly overpowering. “Trauma pulls us into the past,” Gary Behrman told me. He’s a therapist who worked with witnesses of the 9/11 attacks in New York. Sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and touches can all trigger flashbacks that shut down the brain like an overloaded circuit breaker. The survivors in Kansas City told us about being triggered by loud noises, large crowds, and seeing police officers who remind them of the first responders at the shooting. And the shooting happened at a cultural institution, Union Station, so many survivors found themselves back there unexpectedly. Kids had field trips to a science center inside. Follow-up doctor visits were often on nearby Hospital Hill. An October dinner organized for survivors was less than a mile away, prompting one young survivor to decline the invitation. One survivor told me about a date she went on in December in downtown Kansas City. She doesn’t know the city well — she lives in Leavenworth, Kansas — so she was shocked to look up and see the intersection where a bullet ripped through her leg. “Oh f---,” she told her date, fighting tears and a panic attack until the station was out of view.

FDA qualifies drug development tool to facilitate clinical trial research on alcohol use disorder

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-qualifies-drug-development-tool-facilitate-clinical-trial-research-alcohol-use-disorder?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

As states mull Medicaid work requirements, two scale theirs back

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250214/As-states-mull-Medicaid-work-requirements-two-scale-theirs-back.aspx

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Libtayo as second-line treatment for advanced cervical cancer

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250214/Scottish-Medicines-Consortium-approves-Libtayo-as-second-line-treatment-for-advanced-cervical-cancer.aspx

Study reveals low trust in health care system’s use of AI

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250214/Study-reveals-low-trust-in-health-care-systeme28099s-use-of-AI.aspx

Study reveals drastic variations in U.S. health care spending across counties

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250214/Study-reveals-drastic-variations-in-US-health-care-spending-across-counties.aspx

New gut-on-chip model could revolutionize immunotherapy for melanoma

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250214/New-gut-on-chip-model-could-revolutionize-immunotherapy-for-melanoma-IEO-And-Politecnico-Di-Mila.aspx

Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250214/Urgent-CDC-data-and-analyses-on-influenza-and-bird-flu-go-missing-as-outbreaks-escalate.aspx

Overall survival and quality of life with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 plus enzalutamide versus enzalutamide alone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (ENZA-p): secondary outcomes from a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(25)00009-9/abstract?utm_campaign=conferencealerts&utm_medium=email&dgcid=hubspot_email_conferencealerts_ascogu25&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jZ0RwZCLYRQD1SzJ0z-T3QoKpVxJRGC1o6jnZMjyDmayh4eWq5kGPV00jd9xnHaAfzB7Tt6AAPZzGAwVs01L8gj8DRA&_hsmi=347179969&utm_content=347179969&utm_source=hs_email February 13, 2025 News Call to prioritise access to essential cancer medicines in Latin America and the Caribbean Talha Burki https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/onlinefirst The Lancet Group's global events Conferences https://www.thelancet.com/events/conferences?dgcid=hubspot_email_conferencealerts_ascogu25&specialty=oncology&utm_campaign=conferencealerts&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8XtF_YP3g4AxhMYrpNpTj486sJCcbgKv9v7N4HRJKTbZ8Qd-ne4vWvj8Hqm7XH4Ads74b9f8auC6_9m7pXz6pdPukThg&_hsmi=347179969&utm_content=347179969&utm_source=hs_email

sábado, 15 de febrero de 2025

Genetics, irrigation and fertilization: What needs to evolve to increase global food production without destroying our planet Charles Mann | New Atlantis | February 14, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/14/genetics-irrigation-and-fertilization-what-needs-to-evolve-to-increase-global-food-production-without-destroying-our-planet/?mc_cid=49f41ca8ef&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Facing Trump administration trade threats, Mexico rescinds import ban on GMO corn and glyphosate, saying its research has ‘failed to show’ they are hazardous Ale Rodriguez, Elizabeth Machuca | S&P Global | February 11, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/11/facing-trump-administration-trade-threats-mexico-rescinds-import-ban-on-gmo-corn-and-glyphosate-saying-its-researcg-has-failed-to-show-tthey-are-hazardous/?mc_cid=49f41ca8ef&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Viewpoint: New Health and Human Services Secretary RFK, Jr. — America’s health, food and farming nightmare begins Jon Entine, Kevin Folta | February 14, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/14/viewpoint-rfk-jr-the-health-food-and-farming-nightmare-begins/?mc_cid=49f41ca8ef&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

U.K. lawmaker wants regulators to probe pharma companies over ‘misleading’ Covid-19 vaccines statements This is the second time in five months Moderna was found by a self-regulatory group to have discredited the industry

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/02/14/uk-moderna-vaccines-covid-pfizer-children-trials-gsk-astrazeneca-misleading/

Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/02/14/pharma-biotech-jobs-jnj-vertex-santhera-cognito-orchard/

Are you affected by firings at federal health agencies?

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/firings-federal-health-agencies-cdc-nih-tips/

A physician and author’s 1984 tribute to the NIH feels all the more valuable today Lewis Thomas’ words offer some inspiration in a troubling time

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/15/lewis-thomas-papers-princeton-nih-reagan/

How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science ‘The number of cures we won’t get and scientific advances we won’t have as a result of these cuts are uncountable’

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/trump-fear-factor-is-reshaping-american-science-analysis-matthew-herper/

House panel tees up debate over cutting Medicaid to pay for tax breaks Moderate and conservative Republicans are at odds over spending reductions

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U.S. scientists, unnerved by policy changes, may yearn for escape — but find limited opportunity Europe, in particular, is eager to tap talent but also constrained

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/american-researchers-fleeing-trump-funding-cuts-explore-options-abroad/?utm_campaign=daily_recap&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--WYL4gS0VXzI4dSUdtfqaoB2QyTJ0ZiIDO2o_RPjAAeBfDvJDQe0-BAg4uYl1M1zleXKZInWELYNNwyGvTPFzxtMFGaw&_hsmi=347437006&utm_content=347437006&utm_source=hs_email

STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what’s changing J. Emory Parker By J. Emory Parker

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/tracking-cdc-data-changes-trump-executive-order-targets-gender/?utm_campaign=daily_recap&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_h1CFfvsFQjp6qkdJvxvQwTXsDEp6Orl9gkPfJqCIlTpFNA_hcsXzZmai-cH1X6xlCEAuKmrW1QaFV-wZ8QMCScl_gA&_hsmi=347437006&utm_content=347437006&utm_source=hs_email

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/trump-cdc-cuts-include-epidemic-intelligence-service-outbreak-investigators/?utm_campaign=daily_recap&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9J4n0KQleeRo47rh3Nd2G-bRd-0NjbT0XBUI6Df0lrVatYzdCIYGMTWG-h3L919ARXH6FndEJ5DQ2n21vc5MDMC9PsqQ&_hsmi=347437006&utm_content=347437006&utm_source=hs_email CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the Epidemic Intelligence Service warned of firings. EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks, health threats in U.S. and abroad By Helen Branswell

Doctor Wanted: Small Town Offers Big Perks To Attract a Physician By Daniel Chang February 12, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/doctor-physician-shortage-primary-care-rural-florida-town-want-ads/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8um5tc-dZrp4tjRlRLwR1r8TqmUSRsL8Q921QwavTcX-XpgJcOFRF0Et5GXvhtDBk1Or4CjhxpPGC9tikz7JxjQmjdPQ&_hsmi=347396619&utm_content=347396619&utm_source=hs_email

New Presidential Actions Limit the Scope of Health Communication from Federal Institutions

https://www.kff.org/the-monitor/skepticism-surrounding-adhd-diagnoses-and-medication/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-83RPP_1fm17dz4n4QVZDU_7xrCOzE7SV7zdE7cz8MU9rPYLu0kUzqzAr5Ym0r7_R5M5itv95zdnhm-br2bg_Fyt0JIUQ&_hsmi=347396619&utm_content=347396619&utm_source=hs_email

What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act? - The Health Wonk Shop: What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act? Published: Feb 10, 2025

The Health Wonk Shop: What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act? https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/event/feb-10-virtual-event-the-health-wonk-shop-whats-next-for-the-affordable-care-act/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ZINpUtTBG-pqzL7xN3PJjz8xHYg6w_0uQpzsEMLwa6JXpqaiiMkaoRiNgAPyCS7Oh7peAOaPSLM1o7QEEB1FAyj-V4Q&_hsmi=347396619&utm_content=347396619&utm_source=hs_email Published: Feb 10, 2025

A Dose of Love: The Winning Health Policy Valentines

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a-dose-of-love-the-winning-health-policy-valentines-2025/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Qkvk_ghc3WaeuEKDpzzV5d4OZQ78rDcXXwp7j7CR0Ba7AvdoRRb-T7cm_nimp_mA9ySyBhx6aW9k2fRKOgERizAxySA&_hsmi=347396619&utm_content=347396619&utm_source=hs_email

As States Mull Medicaid Work Requirements, Two With Experience Scale Back By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead February 14, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-work-requirements-states-revamp-trump-administration/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8wBlwBxri62mjnvYULywDXRLWFhWZrL1Tb0WbyCo67_j6NKq6UU0GTMglPXxo3q9_ZmxljqOIZdcEaedE03hF2V_Wg0Q&_hsmi=347396619&utm_content=347396619&utm_source=hs_email

Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update Jennifer Tolbert, Sammy Cervantes, Robin Rudowitz, and Alice Burns Published: Feb 04, 2025

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Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions Published: February 12, 2025

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The Biggest Health Policy Decisions Now Facing the Trump Administration Drew Altman Published: Feb 14, 2025

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viernes, 14 de febrero de 2025

Safety Culture: Psychological Safety (Session 1), February 18 12-1 PM ET February 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST

https://cma.ahrq.gov/cma/welcome.jsp?code=naafeb2025 Feb. 18, noon to 1 p.m. ET: Safety Culture: Psychological Safety (Session 1) is the first in a three-part series on safety culture in healthcare sponsored by the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety. Presenters will discuss how clinical leaders can help create psychologically safe environments and foster strong safety culture by encouraging conversations and strategies to address workforce burnout, communication breakdowns and trust gaps. https://www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/index.html

Primary Care Research Webinars - March 6, 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET

Primary Care Research Webinars: New 2025 Webinar Series: The Value and Impact of Primary Care ResearchRegister now for the second webinar in the series: Factors that Impact Perinatal Care Experience and Outcomes. March 6, 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET: Factors that Impact Perinatal Care Experience and Outcomes, sponsored by AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research, will highlight research on delivering respectful maternity care, insurance disruptions on maternal healthcare and postpartum primary care coordination for people with multiple chronic conditions.

Patient Travel Patterns and Concordance With Geographic Market Boundaries

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00857

Use of Telemental Health Care by Children and Adolescents in the United States

https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240193 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) https://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/

Durations of Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Otitis Media and Variability in Prescribed Durations Across Two Large Academic Health Systems

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39058308/

Relationship between nurse staffing during labor and cesarean birth rates in U.S. hospitals

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39879687/

Hospital Differences in Adult Inpatient Stays with Healthcare-Associated Infections, 2019 and 2021

https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb314-hospital-differences-HAIs-2019-2021.pdf

AHRQ in the Professional Literature

AHRQ in the Professional Literature CLABSI surveillance in home infusion: importance of a standardized definition for improvement. Oladapo-Shittu O, Klein EY, Shpitser I, et al. Home Healthc Now. 2024 Nov-Dec;42(6):368-70. Epub 2024 Nov 4. Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39491349/ Implementation of a bundle to improve diagnosis in hospitalized patients: lessons learned. Gupta A, Quinn M, Greene MT, et al. Diagnosis. 2024 Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print.] Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39422088/ Burnout in modern-day health care: Where are we, and how can we markedly reduce it? A meta-narrative review from the EUREKA* project. Linzer M, O'Brien EC, Sullivan E, et al. Health Care Manage Rev. 2025 Feb 3. [Epub ahead of print.] Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39894947/ Investigating the role of the physical environment on communication patterns in emergency departments during caregiving for pediatric mental and behavioral health patients. Jiang Y, Joseph A, Gripko M, et al. Herd. 2025 Feb 6:19375867251317241. [Epub ahead of print.] Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39911017/ A practical guide to participatory design sessions for the development of information visualizations: tutorial. Arcia A, Stonbraker S, Mangal S, et al. J Particip Med. 2024 Dec 13;16:e64508. Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39671555/ Travel time as an indicator of poor access to care in surgical emergencies. Clark NM, Hernandez AH, Bertalan MS, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 2;8(1):e2455258. Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39836423/ Delayed diagnosis of new onset pediatric diabetes leading to diabetic ketoacidosis: a retrospective cohort study. Hadley SM, Michelson KA. Diagnosis. 2024 Nov 1;11(4):416-21. Epub 2024 Jun 27. Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38920269/ Electronic health record alert to promote adoption of limited transthoracic echocardiograms in primary care and cardiology clinics: a mixed methods evaluation. Kalwani NM, Kling SMR, Vilendrer S, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Nov;17(11):e010621. Epub 2024 Nov 19. Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39561232/ Teamwork and implementation of innovations in healthcare and human service settings: a systematic review. McGuier EA, Kolko DJ, Aarons GA, et al. Implement Sci. 2024 Jul 15;19(1):49. Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39010100/ Developing and evaluating SEE-Diabetes: a patient-centered educational decision support system for diabetes care. Narindrarangkura P, Dejhansathit S, Khan U, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2025 Feb;31(1):e14234. Epub 2024 Nov 4. Access the abstract on PubMed®. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39494699/

Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come Hundreds of thousands of workers are potentially affected

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/trump-administration-begins-sweeping-layoffs-warns-of-larger-cuts-to-come/

Funding for military health study of LGBTQ+ veterans withdrawn The study was deemed ‘not in line’ with one of President Trump’s executive orders

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/funding-for-military-health-study-of-lgbtq-veterans-withdrawn-amid-trump-executive-order-banning-such-research/

Corbus reports first Western data for closely tracked ADC cancer drug The therapy, previously studied in China, has drawn investor interest

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/corbus-adc-cancer-drug-results/

New evidence suggests bird flu in veterinarians went undetected

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/health-news-rfk-jr-hhs-bird-flu-cases-in-the-us-abortion-pills-morning-roun/

The view from overseas on tumult in U.S. science

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/biotech-news-corbus-maha-rfk-jr-moderna-china-ai-covid-vaccine-the-readout/

House panel tees up debate over cutting Medicaid to pay for tax breaks Moderate and conservative Republicans are at odds over spending reductions

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/house-budget-proposal-health-care-policy-impact/

The doctor indicted by Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills saved my life Margaret Carpenter’s devotion to her patients should be celebrated, not criminalized

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/margaret-carpenter-abortion-pills-louisiana-new-york-shield-law/

There is no ‘amyloid cabal’ in Alzheimer’s research A neurologist responds to an excerpt from Charles Piller’s ‘Doctored’

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/alzheimers-doctored-charles-piller-amyloid-hypothesis/

Trump makes RFK Jr. leader of presidential ‘MAHA’ commission to study chronic disease RFK Jr.’s swearing in as health secretary officially puts the nation’s health in the hands of the MAHA movement

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/rfk-jr-trump-maha-movement-chronic-disease-commission/

U.S. scientists, unnerved by policy changes, may yearn for escape — but find limited opportunity Europe, in particular, is eager to tap talent but also constrained

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/american-researchers-fleeing-trump-funding-cuts-explore-options-abroad/

Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies Employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years are being targeted

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/federal-employee-layoffs-at-hhs-cdc-on-first-day-robert-kennedy-health-secretary/?utm_campaign=breaking_news&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_8eo5ftuMPswKFVpskzjOlLqsuapVP33xUQzNYDt0Vq2ZiZy86Yqkfk077DrG0o6ElBnHBmtW9SwkbpuYyVwsWSi20UQ&_hsmi=347400585&utm_content=347400585&utm_source=hs_email

jueves, 13 de febrero de 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed by Senate as U.S. health secretary An unlikely ascent for a vaccine critic who has long questioned the health care establishment Manage alerts for this article Email this article

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/rfk-jr-confirmed-hhs-secretary-vote-vaccine-critic-to-top-trump-health-official/?utm_campaign=breaking_news&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_mcOATKCHQa-fBQEgZY13PxAHOInn7dOy3ydXpzbv6uyh4Q254oBcVFW8ys1R6g2nPHYD6bpDKYkYvsmxbDUOxdfvgcA&_hsmi=347243453&utm_content=347243453&utm_source=hs_email Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the activist-turned-politician with a long history of embracing anti-scientific views, will become the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. RFK Jr. steps into the role as one of the most visible and scrutinized health secretaries in recent memory, and is the first health secretary to take the role after having made a name for himself by encouraging anti-vaccine sentiment and promoting numerous other dubious, pseudoscientific ideas.

People with alcohol-use disorder drank less on Ozempic, small study shows

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/health-news-ozempic-and-drinking-flu-shot-who-brain-drain-trump-orders-morning-rounds/

Biotech is in a dark place Plus: CRISPR’d medicines are a lousy business

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/biotech-industry-sentiment-crispr-medicines-fda/

How to close America’s life expectancy gap Much of Americans’ lagging life expectancy is unrelated to issues in the clinical health care system

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/us-life-expectancy-oecd-firearms-drugs-overdoses-alcohol/

As officials prepare for WHO-led flu vaccine meeting, many wonder: Will the U.S. show? Lack of American involvement could lead to less effective flu vaccines, experts fear

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/who-flu-vaccine-strain-selection/

Young researchers mobilize to protest Trump administration’s science policies D.C. demonstration and a later ‘Stand Up for Science’ event take shape

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/resistance-organizing-to-trump-executive-orders-on-science/

Key Facts on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Published: Feb 11, 2025

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/fact-sheet/key-facts-on-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-daca/

Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions Published: February 12, 2025

https://www.kff.org/status-of-state-medicaid-expansion-decisions/

The Mexico City Policy: An Explainer Kellie Moss and Jennifer Kates Published: Feb 12, 2025

https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/the-mexico-city-policy-an-explainer/

Eliminating the ACA Medicaid Expansion Match Could Reduce Total Medicaid Spending by Up To $1.9 Trillion Over 10 Years and End Coverage for 20 Million People Feb 13, 2025

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/eliminating-the-aca-medicaid-expansion-match-could-reduce-total-medicaid-spending-by-up-to-1-9-trillion-over-10-years-and-end-coverage-for-20-million-people/

How Do You Deal With Wild Drug Prices? Season 13, Episode 2 February 12, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/wild-drug-prices-an-arm-and-a-leg/

Republican States Claim Zero Abortions. A Red-State Doctor Calls That ‘Ludicrous.’ By Sarah Varney Illustration by Oona Zenda February 13, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/zero-abortion-counts-republican-states-challenged/

Top California Democrats Clash Over How To Rein In Drug Industry Middlemen By Christine Mai-Duc February 13, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-legislation-pharmacy-benefit-managers-pbms-middlemen-newsom/

Montana Looks To Regulate Prior Authorization as Patients, Providers Decry Obstacles to Care By Mike Dennison February 13, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/montana-legislation-bills-prior-authorization-denials-delays-2025/

What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act?

Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates Elizabeth Williams, Alice Burns, Rhiannon Euhus, and Robin Rudowitz Published: Feb 13, 2025

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/eliminating-the-medicaid-expansion-federal-match-rate-state-by-state-estimates/

Federal Health Communications and ADHD Skeptism

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Trump policies spark fears of brain drain, threatening to undermine U.S. dominance in biomedicine Scientists express alarm and, in some cases, seek a way out

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/trump-cuts-medical-research-brain-drain-young-scientists-see-better-opportunity-abroad/?utm_campaign=breaking_news&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8wlkTPomul1AIBYFEENQdt6Yy2RCDfSbG0w1HGDs6kBspDJBCiHMv1iIM6LWnTDkdIqLQqqxi6QAHdTQw2wL3VnAWC8w&_hsmi=347007942&utm_content=347007942&utm_source=hs_email Trump policies spark fears of brain drain, threatening to undermine U.S. dominance in biomedicine By Angus Chen and Jonathan Wosen A torrent of disruptive Trump administration policies is alarming scientists who fear the current political climate is weakening researchers’ resolve to stick with careers in academic science. Already, the anxiety is so deep that many scientists say it could undermine the country’s enduring position as the world leader in biomedicine. In interviews with STAT, more than a dozen scientists and academics across the country expressed concern that talented young scientists may abandon academic research, which drives medical and scientific innovation, for jobs in industry or other careers. Senior scientists warned that researchers might leave the U.S. in search of more stable opportunities abroad — and STAT spoke with scientists who are considering doing exactly that.

Advancing UV Germicidal Efficacy Measurement: Metrology, Standards, Data and Protocols March 18, 2025 - March 20, 2025 | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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Understanding the Evolving Landscape of Care in mCRPC: A Journal Club Session CME/CNE/CPE Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM ET

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miércoles, 12 de febrero de 2025

Viewpoint: Protection money for Finnish geese? This is the disaster that happens when governments capitaulate to anti-farming envrironmental extremists February 11, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/11/viewpoint-protection-money-for-finnish-geese-this-is-the-disaster-that-happens-when-governments-capitaulate-to-anti-farming-envrironmental-extremists/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Facing Trump administration trade threats, Mexico rescinds import ban on GMO corn and glyphosate, saying its research has ‘failed to show’ they are hazardous Ale Rodriguez, Elizabeth Machuca | S&P Global | February 11, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/11/facing-trump-administration-trade-threats-mexico-rescinds-import-ban-on-gmo-corn-and-glyphosate-saying-its-researcg-has-failed-to-show-tthey-are-hazardous/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Messy patent, regulatory and ideological battles lie ahead in Europe as push continues to legalize CRISPR crop gene editing Ellie Purnell, Sheena Wang | Food and Drink Technology | February 12, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/12/messy-patent-regulatory-and-ideological-battles-lie-ahead-in-europe-as-push-continues-to-legalize-crispr-crop-gene-editing/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Viewpoint: How to devolutionize American food and agriculture—RFK, Jr. has a clear disaster of a plan. Don’t say we haven’t been warned Ted Nordhaus | Washington Examiner | February 12, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/12/veiewpoint-how-to-devolutionize-american-food-and-agriculture-rfk-jr-has-a-clear-disaster-of-a-plan-dont-say-we-havent-been-warned/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Anti-vaccination hysteria impact: Hospital flu-related visits surge to highest level in 15 years Alexander Tin | CBS News | February 10, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/10/anti-vaccination-hysteria-impact-hospital-flu-related-visits-surge-to-highest-level-in-15-years/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Trump’s Ideological corruption of science: Political appointees censor formerly independent CDC report documenting soaring bird flu cases Alexander Tin | CBS News | February 10, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/10/trumps-ideological-corruption-of-science-political-appointees-censor-formerly-independent-cdc-report-documenting-soaring-bird-flu-cases/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Viewpoint: Synthetic chemical methylene blue used to clean fish tanks is the latest quack concoction promoted by Health and Human Sources secretary designate RFK, Jr. February 11, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/11/viewpoint-synthetic-chemical-methylene-blue-used-to-clean-fish-tanks-is-the-latest-quack-concoction-promoted-by-health-and-human-sources-secretatry-designate-rfk-jr/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Are vaccines ‘pushed on us’ because they are mega-money makers for doctors? Jess Steier | February 12, 2025

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/02/12/are-vaccines-pushed-on-us-because-they-are-mega-money-makers-for-doctors/?mc_cid=f2c1bb8593&mc_eid=b73600b7ac

Harnessing temporal patterns in administrative patient data to predict risk of emergency hospital admission

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(24)00254-1/fulltext?dgcid=hubspot_update_feature_updatealerts_landig&utm_campaign=update-landig&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--DZ004FvEmqlf5dEOLOi-Z5zxD1JB0r75xpxk-VnKvyw99F8eh4Se38b173Zc_0jNdX3v_jT50zLNxNZ6a3efgJIp_aA&_hsmi=346821504&utm_content=346775652&utm_source=hs_email

Introducing The Lancet Primary Care

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Prevalence and demographics of 331 rare diseases and associated COVID-19-related mortality among 58 million individuals: a nationwide retrospective observational study

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(24)00253-X/fulltext?dgcid=hubspot_update_feature_updatealerts_landig&utm_campaign=update-landig&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-808AnTj1M30wAWkLTQSo0eo3_QnH7ME69njSgYNGVUeCQltA-DU0Gug2p2hU1fQA68v5QWTcUGsUNRhYoEcN53MetS_Q&_hsmi=346821504&utm_content=346775652&utm_source=hs_email

Exploring electronic health records to study rare diseases The Lancet Digital Health

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/issue/vol7no2/PIIS2589-7500(25)X0002-9

Artificial intelligence-guided detection of under-recognised cardiomyopathies on point-of-care cardiac ultrasonography: a multicentre study

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(24)00249-8/fulltext?dgcid=hubspot_update_feature_updatealerts_landig&utm_campaign=update-landig&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9OhlVAcCUuRZp1eLTc8xgyAk0LjOvwwGLLr70YrbIM51BNR3eFV_X4qODD-OvW_CklJebck6irUN2c96NwG7rPYOfGNA&_hsmi=346821504&utm_content=346775652&utm_source=hs_email

Science editor-in-chief Holden Thorp’s advice for other scientists with autism To disclose or not, how to find collaborators, and more

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/autism-neurodiversity-scientists-disclosure-collaborators-masking/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ROOvyVZKBzCU5Yu1nfFI-oZcINWmGqNdp2NsAfFnFBm1Em9Vd_9AQQfr7gj8ErDMmZ8aERfZjpxnKMHA_G7hQlxE0BQ&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email What it’s like to be a scientist with autism Holden Thorp, the editor-in-chief of Science, wasn’t officially diagnosed with autism until six years ago at age 53. Since disclosing the diagnosis last year, Thorp has heard from many people in the biomedical community asking for advice about their own autism, whether it’s diagnosed or simply suspected. “I’m mostly just an expert on apologizing for missing a nonverbal cue or being overly blunt and not realizing it,” Thorp writes in a new First Opinion essay. But he says the main reason he’s found success is “by choosing the right partners in life and work, particularly people who make up for my weaknesses.” Read more from Thorp on his advice for other researchers and how to better include autistic scientists in science.

As outcry builds over Trump cuts to NIH payments, drugmakers are MIA The biopharma industry, a major beneficiary of academic research, has largely stayed quiet

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/nih-payment-costs-trump-pharma-industry-biotech/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-89PRPyp2A_vdbvjPKID3BI2crvduSetOOKfjuemHFSA0yXyPkyHEn9e6mXeCrsEWu-LqbTERDwW8qSWqObHHlJSd9hYA&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email A judge blocks Trump’s NIH funding cuts & universities react A federal judge has ordered a nationwide temporary pause on plans by the NIH to substantially slash research overhead payments to universities, medical centers, and other grant recipients. The pause came late Monday after the same judge granted another temporary restraining order in response to a lawsuit filed by attorneys general from 22 states — meaning it only applied to those states. In response to the court orders, several large research universities reversed policies they’d enacted less than 24 hours before to mitigate budget shortfalls due to the cuts. Still, scientists told STAT that the uncertainty has made it much more difficult to justify the time it takes to assemble a research proposal. Read the latest update. And if you’re wondering where the biotech industry is in all of this, we wondered that, too. STAT’s Adam Feuerstein wrote yesterday that as outcry builds over these cuts, drugmakers are MIA. https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/judge-orders-nationwide-halt-trump-nih-research-indirect-costs/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--cTTpGaezEu7Xj6lHW5gVAEKwhn0io4QVLyX-nub-_Bb2F_Fw2Buz-nS5YZmrxhwgzyfqnWvK-P9DdC-AZyNX5WKKEPA&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email

Maternal mortality data is murky — but the crisis faced by new moms is clear Experts say it’s still important to understand why deaths happen and how they can be prevented

https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/20/maternal-mortality-statistics-cloud-real-issues-disparities-of-care/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_O_GYWTyfP0Mbaii3dhyMH4R5qjnpQe3ndqofE0Eykd7mTTsfPjXjvQtb5WCTNFhYqt47I1UWjinOCgIcogcHyhd30Rg&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email

Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Due to Homicide, Suicide, and Drug Overdose

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2830091?guestAccessKey=26baedba-0892-493a-af35-e89916613aea&utm_term=021125&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8bMDarDYmLh1QWCrhQVeQcKcAGknhzah4UdW4cHgN_zMtB6RD1c5wLCqmTfqu3n1JbQacIWfVs5LThQXEqk4p8u5oz7g&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=tfl&utm_source=for_the_media New data on violent deaths for pregnant people in the U.S. High rates of maternal mortality have long plagued the U.S. There’s also been another problem: poor data. Until 2018, states used to have varying procedures to note on death certificates if someone was pregnant or recently had a baby. And different data sources on maternal mortality have different standards for inclusion depending on how long it had been since giving birth when somebody died. (Former STAT reporter Annalisa Merelli had a great story on this dilemma of murky data at the end of last year.) A new study, published yesterday in JAMA Network Open, attempts to clarify the problem, particularly when it comes to deaths by homicide, suicide, overdose, and firearms. Researchers analyzed all recorded deaths of pregnant people and those within one year postpartum between 2018 and 2022. Out of more than 10,700 total deaths in that timeframe, 837 were homicides, 579 suicides, 2,083 overdoses, and 851 involved guns. Rates varied substantially between states, the authors wrote. Mississippi had the highest rate of murders among pregnant people and those within a year postpartum, at 12.86 per 100,000 live births. Montana had the highest rate of suicides at 21.55 per 100,000. The state-level findings are important to establish an evidence base that can inform policy decisions, the authors write. The CDC funds state-based maternal mortality review committees that evaluate the circumstances of each death, but not every state has one, and they don’t typically look at violent deaths. “Increasingly, the reporting of those findings have become a political issue, and there have been efforts to suppress their findings,” researcher Greg Roth told Annalisa for another story. Indeed, it's uncertain what data will be collected, evaluated and reported in the future. As the CDC's website continues to be modified to comply with recent executive orders on gender, mortality review committee reports and articles are unavailable. https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/11/maternal-mortality-hard-to-measure-and-that-may-get-worse/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--PsMlpXHpMoxCkFe2IkDUk--buhJ9Bt-XSl26nZdjd7AJA-C3_fS663LxY_tBxvyRm4ImHzzSoEG2UrE5N1opGJzdjoA&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email

Treating ADHD earlier helps stop young people from smoking, study finds The fewer symptoms people with ADHD experience, the less likely they are to try cigarettes and vaping

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/adhd-smoking-treatment-medication/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--JF1t0iwf0SBDgrtOtm6nDcz-aO0M46YYtHGtjsUx3p03BZaDs0l9lN9GL2LKTg48jtDII6b23SuntR1Csk3CfFxR7Vg&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email Treating ADHD can help stop young people smoking And another one from Sarah: People with ADHD are more likely to use nicotine and tobacco. But a new study found that early diagnosis and treatment of the disorder can help prevent young people from picking up the habit. “Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death so preventing tobacco uptake at any age is a powerful game changer for anyone, including those with ADHD,” Sean McCabe, one of the study’s co-authors, told Sarah. But medication on its own wasn’t a cure-all. The study authors found that the key is for health care professionals to work with patients to reduce symptoms as much as possible. Read more from Sarah on the results.

What MAHA’s crusade against seed oils reveals about flaws in America’s food system Critics of corn, canola, and similar oils find fertile ground in a nation beset by chronic disease and rising distrust

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/are-seed-oils-bad-for-you-examining-science-behind-claims-maha-movement-rfk/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_gGpBXmtHyt8i7KDtec9WszsLEqV7CbCM_4jmWGmUW4phD6JZGPdafesAPS70uJDcz42bsywtBOmT1a-bTfIzGpUOYuw&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email You’ve probably heard of seed oils by now. It’s a new term to describe old products — think corn or canola oil — derived from the fats squeezed from vegetable seeds, which are then refined with heat and chemical solvents. “Seed oils are one of the most unhealthy ingredients that we have in foods,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserted in an interview with Fox News last fall. A number of leaders within the MAHA movement have warned about the health effects of seed oils. But scientific consensus is that there’s no clear evidence that these oils are harmful. And in fact, switching to alternatives like butter or lard, as those folks often recommend, is likely worse. But there’s something more to be learned from this backlash, STAT’s Sarah Todd writes. These fears have taken root amid rising concerns about possible links between industrial food processes and chronic disease, as the public grows more distrustful about everything from how their food is produced to the government’s ability to ensure its safety. Read more from Sarah about the history of seed oils, their skeptics, and the crisis of trust we find ourselves in. https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/11/ultra-processed-foods-health-nih-research-kevin-hall-controlled-trials/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--IChKT_AyDK5rQnzF6Q5j1NmEy63qQnsaBZT_6351gzgKNF6OuX4k4-PEXHn-vJqtjNPUdEpqWhUnmJ60DeWsQmosSsQ&_hsmi=346888503&utm_content=346888503&utm_source=hs_email

HPM’s Larry Houck Presenting at WCF Opioid and Fentanyl Abuse Management Congress February 12, 2025 By Larry K. Houck —

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2025/02/hpms-larry-houck-presenting-at-wcf-opioid-and-fentanyl-abuse-management-congress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hpms-larry-houck-presenting-at-wcf-opioid-and-fentanyl-abuse-management-congress

Get Up To Speed on Medicare Inflation Rebates: HPM Issues Memorandum Summarizing CMS Final Rule; HPM and Riparian to Co-Host Webinar February 12, 2025 By Alan M. Kirschenbaum & Sophia R. Gaulkin —

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2025/02/get-up-to-speed-on-medicare-inflation-rebates-hpm-issues-memorandum-summarizing-cms-final-rule-hpm-and-riparian-to-co-host-webinar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-up-to-speed-on-medicare-inflation-rebates-hpm-issues-memorandum-summarizing-cms-final-rule-hpm-and-riparian-to-co-host-webinar

martes, 11 de febrero de 2025

Bill Would Block Abortion In Montana, Despite Results Of November Election

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/bill-would-block-abortion-in-montana-despite-results-of-november-election/

Nevada Adult Infected With New Bird Flu Strain; Human Risk Still Low

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/nevada-adult-infected-with-new-bird-flu-strain-human-risk-still-low/

Hegseth Halts Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Service Members

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/hegseth-halts-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-service-members/

Trump Administration Again Ordered To Unfreeze Federal Grants

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/trump-administration-again-ordered-to-unfreeze-federal-grants/

Blood Transfusions at the Scene Save Lives. But Ambulances Are Rarely Equipped To Do Them. By Michelle Andrews February 10, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/blood-deserts-transfusions-ems-ambulances-trauma-massachusetts/

House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health By Sarah Boden February 10, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/domestic-indoor-cats-bird-flu-public-health-risk-pets-humans/

Kaiser Permanente Back in the Hot Seat Over Mental Health Care, but It’s Not Only a KP Issue By Bernard J. Wolfson February 11, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kaiser-permanente-mental-health-parity/

A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR February 11, 2025

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-injured-kansas-city-chiefs-parade-shooting-survivors-one-year-anniversary-trauma/

FDA Appears to Be Granting Zombie Rare Pediatric Disease Designations Waiting for the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program to be Revived February 11, 2025 By Mark A. Tobolowsky & Frank J. Sasinowski —

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2025/02/fda-appears-to-be-granting-zombie-rare-pediatric-disease-designations-waiting-for-the-rare-pediatric-disease-priority-review-voucher-program-to-be-revived/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fda-appears-to-be-granting-zombie-rare-pediatric-disease-designations-waiting-for-the-rare-pediatric-disease-priority-review-voucher-program-to-be-revived

A check-in on health insurers’ medical costs, and more babies are being born

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/unitedhealth-ai-lawsuit-health-insurer-medical-costs-increase-mlr-births-increase-dr-oz-profile-health-care-inc-newsletter/

FDA cites Indian ingredients supplier for deleting records Global Calcium maintained files were deleted to ‘avoid unwanted conversations’ with FDA inspectors

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/02/10/fda-global-calcium-india-pharmaceuticals-ingredients/

Mass General Brigham announces largest layoff in its history amid ongoing restructuring The health system is grappling with anticipated financial shortfalls, ongoing operational challenges

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/mass-general-brigham-layoffs-restructuring/

How Americans juggle chronic conditions on the job Plus more health news stories worth your time.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/health-news-nih-funding-attorney-general-rfk-jr-vaccines-bird-flu-chronic-health-morning-rounds/

How the ‘amyloid mafia’ took over Alzheimer’s research One idea has driven Alzheimer’s treatment — but to whose benefit?

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/amyloid-hypothesis-alzheimers-research-lecanemab-aduhelm/

Halt on Trump administration’s cuts to NIH research payments expanded nationwide The agency wants to impose a 15% cap on NIH support for indirect costs

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/judge-orders-nationwide-halt-trump-nih-research-indirect-costs/

chronic disease: Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the world. Learn about the latest research, prevention, and management strategies here.

https://www.statnews.com/topic/chronic-disease/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8nF7lqNih54so7RcZIDZLkROnzjOwFLDcKZs2GWxT0Mic3z8JQU8vEG70Sn1cdgMo5Y94UH3y4f1_oUmZeWLmKAH8V1g&_hsmi=346693483&utm_content=346693483&utm_source=hs_email How Americans juggle chronic conditions on the job More than half of people employed in the U.S. report physical chronic health conditions like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and asthma — and most of them need to manage the condition during work hours. Despite that, most have not formally disclosed their conditions to their employer, according to a new poll of more than 1,000 part- and full-time working adults by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation. The results show that chronic health conditions can often be hidden in the workplace. People say they haven’t told employers about their conditions because they don’t want employers to think less of them, and they’re worried they’ll be passed over for promotions, or that the employer would look for a reason to fire them. More than a third of respondents with chronic conditions said they’ve skipped medical appointments or delayed getting care in the last year because of work. It’s no wonder that 2025 is looking to be the year of chronic disease. Read STAT’s coverage.

Stopgap measures against H5N1 bird flu can only go so far The real problem is not the virus — it’s our systems

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/h5n1-avian-bird-flu-nipah-virus-prevention-containment/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7Hr1vxeKMeompFIW8cJx-Hn3nkRpA5bL_gGPU-rgOe0Yq3bPpPg9zeWoWSAXLajODjueSEuhBOt449nLNNEZPp4txkA&_hsmi=346693483&utm_content=346693483&utm_source=hs_email Physician Arjun Sharma likens our problem with some infectious diseases to that of Sisyphus. Like the Greek hero stuck pushing a rock uphill for eternity, we often can detect viral outbreaks and contain them, but we don’t have the means to prevent them. That doesn’t need to be the case with bird flu, he writes in a new First Opinion essay. Viral infections of avian origin have plagued humanity for almost 150 years — they’re neither novel nor understudied. We know how the virus acts, the question is how do we act? And how might that put us in harm’s way? Read more.

How RFK Jr. could revive a dormant task force to scrutinize vaccine safety Kennedy is set to become HHS secretary within days

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/rfk-jr-trump-health-secretary-could-revive-task-force-vaccine-safety/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-81u9h5GMj-eDj4RIKAl1In1G3cnb24NEbNptBI7psctDXO960tjtXdMHyZyohkW85kOBg3lnadIXyLdzd2Owo7SmCRXw&_hsmi=346693483&utm_content=346693483&utm_source=hs_email A dormant law could let RFK Jr. create a vaccine safety committee Almost 40 years ago, Congress created a task force to recommend ways to make childhood vaccines safer. The group of public health agency officials issued its final report in 1998, and has been defunct ever since. But now, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to take the top health role in the Trump administration, reviving the task force could be one way to quickly stand up a panel to scrutinize immunizations. Kennedy has floated the idea of a commission on vaccine safety for years. Last week, when Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) spoke about the list of commitments that Kennedy made in exchange for his support on the HHS nomination, one was that Cassidy could choose a representative to serve on any board or commission formed to review vaccine safety. This indicates that reviving the old task force may be part of his plan. Read more on what’s possible from STAT’s Sarah Owermohle and former STAT reporter Rachel Cohrs Zhang.

Ureterohydronephrosis due to a menstrual cup

https://casereports.bmj.com/content/18/2/e262035?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JmhnNfh_25_Y0E49-FLLSraecJuxYGpuhKM0vfY2HwtXNFJktCuxuV8Z2grWJjBh8BLZ0BThibwbfqf_1x9yurzR5Sw&_hsmi=346693483&utm_content=346693483&utm_source=hs_email What we don’t know about reproductive health can hurt us A woman in her early 30s showed up to the clinic because for six months, she noticed blood in her urine and suffered on-and-off pain in her side and lower abdomen. She had an IUD, and once or twice a month on the heaviest days of her period, she used a silicone menstrual cup. According to a paper, published yesterday in BMJ Case Report, a CT scan showed that her menstrual cup was positioned too far to the right side of the vagina, putting pressure on the tube that connects the kidney into the bladder. Basically, that tube was blocked, so urine couldn’t fully vacate the bladder. Symptoms ensued. The blood and pain went away after the patient stopped using the menstrual cup. Existing research shows no higher risk of complications with cups than other period products, and only a few other cases like this have been documented at all. Still, when it comes to reproductive health, clinicians and researchers are often underinformed on side effects and symptoms. The case report authors write that as more people use menstrual cups, there’s a need “for more knowledge on complication rates to enlighten both users and clinicians.” Another study published yesterday, this time in JAMA, similarly addressed the gap in understanding reproductive health. Researchers analyzing health data from more than a million women on birth control in Denmark found that while risk of blood clots is higher while on the combination pill, there’s no added risk when using an IUD as compared to no birth control. (They weren’t able to confidently assess the risk of the patch or implant due to limited data.) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2830130?guestAccessKey=41774d00-db7d-4abd-9029-9927cc186a45&utm_term=021025&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9x9L6X6oOCQl-WR2BYmojroR-FEXF2KmjMsuEmO85t8R4NMU6QpkFcLD2w_9KGc49xqW2EanaOinefSQXFm7I8VNVLtQ&_hsmi=346693483&utm_content=tfl&utm_source=For_The_Media

Mass General Brigham announces largest layoff in its history amid ongoing restructuring The health system is grappling with anticipated financial shortfalls, ongoing operational challenges

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/mass-general-brigham-layoffs-restructuring/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--cNA9qhQWrBtjhLgoDwJ4hcwX3AR8Qt_7F_QgGPnzcB0RGfiS-N3Ttx21NXdiFiwAOqgbA5YpiPK_TF3SmF1BfPFo5jA&_hsmi=346693483&utm_content=346693483&utm_source=hs_email Federal judge halts NIH payment cuts in 22 states Attorneys general representing 22 states sued the Trump administration yesterday, asking a federal judge to temporarily block a major policy change by the NIH that would substantially limit payments for indirect research costs to universities, medical centers, and other grant recipients. Within hours, a federal judge in Boston issued a temporary order halting the controversial policy within those 22 states. The pause is to remain until otherwise ordered by the court. “The effects of the Rate Change Notice will be immediate and devastating,” the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit. “This agency action will result in layoffs, suspension of clinical trials, disruption of ongoing research programs, and laboratory programs.” Read more on the lawsuit. On the same day, Mass General Brigham announced the largest layoff in its history, as it will let go of hundreds of XY employees over the next two months. Executives told the Boston Globe they did not plan budget cuts in response to possible reductions in federal money. Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states Attorneys general sought court order to halt 15% cap on research overhead costs https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/nih-indirect-costs-lawsuit-state-attorneys-general-sue-to-block-research-spending-cuts/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9KVQB002TVwKryOFDfsONSzRCXYOhxeA0xXCkMUo-L_3DnaEtz4qgqOX4AF18DFOGnj-clyFBJNuXH7NA1ntgKapyLTg&_hsmi=346693483&utm_content=346693483&utm_source=hs_email

lunes, 10 de febrero de 2025

The prevalence and associated disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China: a systematic analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(25)00023-9/fulltext

Alcohol consumption: failures and opportunities in the Western Pacific region The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/issue/vol54nonull/PIIS2666-6065(24)X0011-5

Small mammals and associated infections in China: a systematic review and spatial modelling analysis

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(24)00258-X/fulltext?dgcid=hubspot_update_feature_updatealerts_lanwpc&utm_campaign=update-lanwpc&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_agzvz-0OGp2HNQ0F7FcstKvux-dK44gGuMVB76oEtoRlo0a88XLqll0tfycBs0RH1lXc8UjPEtsDFqBp26OczFcxCug&_hsmi=346457213&utm_content=346275477&utm_source=hs_email

Exploring access to essential medicines in the South Pacific: insights from a multi-country cross-sectional study

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(24)00256-6/fulltext?dgcid=hubspot_update_feature_updatealerts_lanwpc&utm_campaign=update-lanwpc&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--WU5jAyqy0dcp2hKk72MRAv5rOwDZeq0lsFqdCUOGAVF51rjDdlpIxAqyDllU5ef1iUTMhdEohPo4ThOZPSt9agqV6Uw&_hsmi=346457213&utm_content=346275477&utm_source=hs_email

Indirect research costs are complicated, wonky — and crucial to science I hate talking about them, but now we have to

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/nih-indirect-cost-support-cut-facilities-administration-explanation/

Amid shakeup in U.S. science, researchers express alarm over integrity of key genetic databases Many fear the Trump administration could damage NIH tools — by accident if not by design

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/genbank-sra-nih-genetic-databases-trump-impact/

Trump administration cuts to health research is ‘an attack on Massachusetts’ Elected leaders in Massachusetts said the NIH policy change will force workers out of their jobs

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/09/nih-indirect-research-cost-cuts-reaction-ed-markey/

More evidence on bird flu transmissibility From the Super Bowl to the NIH, these are the major health news updates from the weekend.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/health-news-bird-flu-nih-indirect-costs-supreme-court-trans-health-care-morning-rounds/

The life sciences industry needs a new approach A narrow focus on biochemical solutions isn’t working By Noël Theodosiou and Yogi Hendlin Feb. 10, 2025

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/life-sciences-biochemical-focus-maha-integrated-approaches/

How the Supreme Court’s transgender care case could reverberate across health care Beyond implications for trans minors and adults, the court’s ruling could affect how states regulate health care

https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/supreme-court-transgender-rights-tennessee-bars-minors-from-gender-affirming-care/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8nCbeAhxHAI4OpBWnXnL9jXNxB43-tnmll4n82WZn1zAGC4ZbgZ9t40Ot7CiosvhLQFcqdFVQKMDZwR_Ro4JeKceE1ng&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email U.S. DOJ switches position on trans Supreme Court case In December, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, which challenges Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. Under former President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Justice argued that the ban constituted sex discrimination and asked the justices to send it back to a lower court to be assessed with a higher level of judicial scrutiny. On Friday, the DOJ, now under the Trump administration, sent a letter to the Supreme Court reversing its position. While Trump’s DOJ has determined the ban is not sex discrimination, it is not asking for the case to be dismissed, deputy solicitor general Curtis E. Gannon writes. Rather, the court should decide the case, in part because the ruling could have an effect on other, similar cases currently in lower courts. The court is set to decide on the case later this spring. Before the arguments, I wrote about the implications the ruling could have, not just on access to gender-affirming care for trans people, but on how states are able to regulate health care more broadly. Read that story here. Conservative-led Supreme Court appears wary of weighing in on trans care bans Questions from the justices suggested they could kick the case back to a lower court https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/supreme-court-transgender-case-tennessee-ban-gender-affirming-care-minors/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-92R4fCPABa6ur9xy7ZqDmNsRgLu_SlUhrDMcG-pm4gzQJIj_IBcqtFS4NhDwGfviK_lpuGoyZJ0SjkIqtWTrg-p7ycCA&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email

The Occurrence of Another Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Spillover from Wild Birds into Dairy Cattle

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/dairy-cattle-hpai-tech-brief.pdf?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Wcg1ufoE3b2-F19Wkb7NI3s1hCwVctV_BQMQ8YJ1vWzHrBeknFAcv3579JUAmZrZSkQJryd7CMjRHJwhqJ1NonOMcAQ&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email More evidence re: bird flu transmissibility Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses recently detected in dairy cows in Nevada shows at least some developed a mutation that has been seen in some human cases of H5N1 and is associated with adaptation of the virus to spread in mammals, the USDA reported Friday. That change hasn’t been seen in the version of the virus responsible for the large outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, which has been ongoing for the past year. Citing an unnamed source, CNN reported on Saturday that a Nevada dairy worker tested positive for the virus, though that test needs to be confirmed by the CDC. The new Nevada herds were infected with a different version of the virus, one labeled genotype D1.1. (The one responsible for the main outbreak is B3.13.) Florian Krammer, a flu virologist at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine, said it's likely there will be more spillovers. “The first seemed like a black swan event. But if it happens twice, I am sure it happens more often." Krammer said it will be important to study the transmissibility and severity of this version of the virus in ferrets, the best animal model for flu in humans. — Helen Branswell https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/usda-nevada-herds-different-bird-flu-strain-milk-testing/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--YdxgSO_d-Qscsd-mItlw5YF6tZ8W0Iit1rotBT4VlDLQIU_-56kkaUdIvpkw6Y7KmQddC27BARq5jElK3am5btZP1Bw&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals By Brenda Goodman, CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/08/health/bird-flu-variant-nevada-human-case/index.html?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9QxsH-AJ8lbVIZTYKmRGC1cJEv-fo6LjHCICPxs2ekUdaYVQLnSR87eaSKiPsVJLF7_uLVxpiVHGV7loBK28N31F7RWg&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email

Two biotechs say they’re using AI to conjure drugs from scratch. Their documents suggest otherwise Experts are skeptical of the grand claims of startups like Absci and Generate Biomedicines

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/ai-drug-development-claims-by-biotech-companies-absci-generate-biomedicines-questioned/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9KRsm63INUMxkCW62f5dnrvc9G1prrxxtdyf_9oIzbWCrmPJuAB3JJn4Rbm6JowNN_isnfCJWNT9EVRpcJ3bkqbQ05pQ&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email For years, a small group of protein engineers and drug developers have dreamed of being able to fashion new antibody drugs from scratch on a computer. Recently, a cohort of protein AI startups have hinted that they may be on the verge of such a breakthrough. A couple, most notably Absci and Generate Biomedicines, have said that they have this capability today, a premise that has helped them raise hundreds of millions of dollars and strike lucrative partnerships. But others in the industry have pushed back, and a STAT examination of company documents and expert interviews reveals that AI-powered biotechs like Absci and competitor Generate routinely aggrandize their AI abilities. Read more in the investigation by STAT’s Brittany Trang.

Using Parks and Recreation Providers to Enhance Obesity Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2024-068427/200947/Using-Parks-and-Recreation-Providers-to-Enhance?autologincheck=redirected A local clinic tries to address pediatric weight loss Almost two years ago, my colleague Isa Cueto wrote a characteristically thoughtful feature about a 9-year-old girl, LR, who went weekly to a weight loss clinic in Los Angeles. LR was getting the type of intensive lifestyle treatment with doctors, dieticians, and counselors that the AAP recommended earlier that year for basically any kid with higher weight. But there are only a few clinics like these in the country, which means they’re both expensive and hard to get into — LR was on the waitlist for a year at the clinic she eventually attended. In an effort to address disparities in access, a study published today in Pediatrics examines the effectiveness of a similar program created in partnership with a local parks and recreation department. In Durham, NC, kids had monthly visits at a pediatric clinic to meet with doctors, dieticians, counselors, and more. They also visited a local rec center around twice a week for physical activity and nutrition programming. The study enrolled 255 kids and their families for six-month intervals between 2018 and 2021. A majority of the kids were either Hispanic or Black. Kids who participated saw significant decreases in BMI relative to the 95th percentile when compared to the control group, but no improvement when it came to submaximal heart rate, which suggests that the programs did not improve fitness. For groups that transitioned to telehealth and online fitness sessions during the pandemic, there was no difference in BMI or heart rate between the intervention and control groups. The results show how challenging this type of care can be. I encourage you to revisit Isa’s profile and the story we wrote together about the AAP guidelines on pediatric weight loss. ‘That scares me’: New childhood obesity guidelines still face a long road to consensus Isabella Cueto Theresa Gaffney By Isabella Cueto and Theresa Gaffney https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/20/childhood-obesity-guidelines-eating-disorders-data-concerns/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_TFx--Xd2qCULMNUeZlxnD6pP7i4nS3QEuXsQf7CETKw_g3H238zjlwuEriNcCjHYccxUouHm7Tfk2TiU5z7MCQUPjQ&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email For a 9-year-old patient at a Los Angeles obesity clinic, barriers to health are everywhere Isabella Cueto By Isabella Cueto https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/17/healthy-weight-clinic-children-obesity-barriers/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ubX0cxclfTtGcz7Q-xMiFCPzoBnXKKz9mMY8ON915lJPHprTv1paSzaAcBJ2mXc_AFIbdmGTvpAli__TvlLsadtVEKQ&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email

How compounding pharmacies can make GLP-1 weight loss drugs

The Super Bowl ad under fire from lawmakers On Friday, two lawmakers sent a letter to the FDA arguing that a Super Bowl ad from the telehealth company Hims & Hers could potentially be misleading people by omitting information on safety or side effects. The two senators — Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Roger Marshall of Kansas — also believe that the FDA could already have the authority to take enforcement action like warning letters or civil penalties. The commercial, which was released online ahead of its television slot during the game, condemns the weight loss industry for generating big profits without actually helping people. Yet the pharmaceutical industry the ad takes shots at is paradoxically held to higher marketing standards than Hims & Hers, which sells compounded versions of the blockbuster GLP-1s. Immediately after its release, observers told STAT’s Katie Palmer that they were “shocked” by the “irresponsible” ad. Read more on the latest from STAT’s Mario Aguilar. (And for a refresher on what the deal is with compounded weight loss drugs, watch our video explainer.) ‘Incredibly irresponsible’: Hims Super Bowl ad downplays risks of compounded drugs Telehealth provider’s splashy ad underplays risks of medications not approved by the FDA https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/super-bowl-ad-hims-and-hers-telehealth-company-downplays-risks-compounded-drugs/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Hm2Sukm4IphlZcefvEfBVAMH_XMyJ5rhB-xdCyhRoy11rvHToqWBmSa5sIjZ4sHcxkr5ztep3nlvvc23ofddmuXBDVw&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email

What are indirect research costs? A quick explainer in light of NIH’s sweeping policy change Answers to some basic questions raised by the federal agency’s drastic decision on Friday

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/nih-indirect-costs-explainer-research-budget-cuts-different-accounting/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Ul-9BdrZDpxpmrzDgRJaj8gF-vKLtv1b9JFQBd10b0GcI947R-cw2iGcrT_IqrMZ6F_EvwswIvYpIvLx-vTk0AcI9cw&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email The NIH — the nation’s premier funder of biomedical research — announced late Friday that it will immediately slash support for “indirect costs” paid to universities, medical centers, and other research grant recipients. The agency noted that it has historically supported indirect costs with funds that averaged at around 27% of the cost of a research grant. Going forward, that rate will be 15% for new and existing grants. The cut is a major blow to the nation’s most elite research universities, which often get a rate of more than 50% to cover indirect costs. STAT reporters have the story. In a follow-up piece, my colleagues Jonathan Wosen and Angus Chen assessed the potential impact of these changes by examining publicly available financial records. But what are indirect costs? Well, direct research costs are expenses like scientists’ salaries, lab equipment, supplies, and other expenses that can be linked to one specific project. That makes indirect costs sort of everything else. There are so many expenses that can’t be tied to a specific project, like keeping the lights on in the lab, water and heating, shared equipment and maintenance, and more. In another weekend story, Jonathan and Angus explain the basics on indirect costs, why funding rates vary among institutions, and whether or not the NIH cut is legal. Here’s how big a hit some universities may take if NIH slashes support for indirect research costs Stanford, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, UT systems eyeing $100 million losses https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/09/nih-indirect-research-costs-losers-stanford-vanderbilt-ut/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--7IfqkKWo2mKmqDq0_vrQVRy1Xk0qaTJmSiO5jOyGUhhZdjk26_vBeREaNum-xRi_jsriGQ2TsY5pmRKEAzRhW_Y2u_g&_hsmi=346446342&utm_content=346446342&utm_source=hs_email

AI-driven ECG age prediction transforms early disease detection

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250209/AI-driven-ECG-age-prediction-transforms-early-disease-detection.aspx

International travel and health care networks drive Candida auris outbreaks

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250210/International-travel-and-health-care-networks-drive-Candida-auris-outbreaks.aspx

Microplastics in food packaging may increase heart disease risk

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250210/Microplastics-in-food-packaging-may-increase-heart-disease-risk.aspx

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250210/House-cats-with-bird-flu-could-pose-a-risk-to-public-health.aspx

Blood transfusions at the scene save lives. But ambulances are rarely equipped to do them.

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domingo, 9 de febrero de 2025

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

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Trends in Israel's Medical Administration subspecialty, 1987–2022

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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

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Journal of Medical Case Reports

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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

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Military Medical Research

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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

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Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE): protocol for a double-blinded cross-over trial in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain

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Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines

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Tropical Medicine and Health

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U.S. Global Health Budget Figures Published: Feb 04, 2025

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10 Things to Know About U.S. Funding for Global Health Stephanie Oum, Adam Wexler, and Jennifer Kates Published: Feb 04, 2025

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Key Global Health Positions and Officials in the U.S. Government Published: Feb 05, 2025

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The Status of President Trump’s Pause of Foreign Aid and Implications for PEPFAR and other Global Health Programs Jennifer Kates Published: Feb 03, 2025

https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/the-status-of-president-trumps-pause-of-foreign-aid-and-implications-for-pepfar-and-other-global-health-programs/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PRLWHv8Q62XVX6e4Acs2Gdb26xR5-Z3p2udm4X0HbQhsNB16Nz64pJ3SHsHn-qsxLKWlZxBqyDPrMMvhMftERl75FEg&_hsmi=346286840&utm_content=346286840&utm_source=hs_email

Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions on Global Health Jennifer Kates, Josh Michaud, Kellie Moss, and Lindsey Dawson Published: Feb 05, 2025

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What is happening to USAID?

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What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act? Fecha y hora10 feb 2025 02:00 p. m.

https://kff-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/4216990218234/WN_MmJfmWN-RqyRm-sMVi9BPw?hsCtaAttrib=185464698287#/registration Upcoming Event: What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act? With the enhanced premium ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of this year, Congress and the Trump administration will face a choice of whether and how to extend the subsidies, alongside broader discussion about the budget. At Noon ET on Monday, Feb. 10, join KFF’s Larry Levitt for a 45-minute virtual discussion with an expert panel exploring key questions about the future of the ACA.

Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? Jared Ortaliza, Justin Lo, and Cynthia Cox Published: Feb 03, 2025

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Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update Jennifer Tolbert, Sammy Cervantes, Robin Rudowitz, and Alice Burns Published: Feb 04, 2025

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/understanding-the-intersection-of-medicaid-and-work-an-update/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_bGHaTNj5Qd2hqhkJSn9TJjDTlfSIdkhh7mTsAhSdLJHGC3gXzTLjfW8wGB5C1fujiBpXn8BIUSe7UJ5OOLvxtZyor8w&_hsmi=346286840&utm_content=346286840&utm_source=hs_email