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CMS floats Medicare direct provider contracting
A new request for information seeks input on how such a system might work.
Conference Coverage
Targeting inactivity, mood, and cognition could be key to reducing OA mortality
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OA was associated with a 15% increased risk of mortality in the general population.
Conference Coverage
CMS will release Medicare Advantage claims data to researchers
WASHINGTON – And the feds will make Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program data available in 2019.
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Female physicians face enduring wage gap
Earnings for women in the 50 largest metro areas came up short by 27.7% last year.
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MDedge Daily News: How smartphones could battle oral cancer
And what FDA panel speakers may be hiding.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: National suicide hotline could result from pending U.S. law
A bill pending in Congress would assess the feasibility of a national “N11” number for suicide interventions and mental health crises.
FDA/CDC
Bipolar and seizure medication linked with serious immune system reaction
Lamotrigine will carry a warning about hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
From the Journals
Autism spectrum disorder rate calculated at record high in 2014
An estimated 1.68 per 1,000 8-year-old children have the disorder in 11 states.
From the Journals
Anticholinergics’ link to dementia calls for vigilance in elderly
The associations seen were “moderate” but reflect an “appreciable risk” for patients.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Eptinezumab shows efficacy in episodic and chronic migraine trials
LOS ANGELES – One-third of patients on a high dose of the novel CGRP-blocking monoclonal antibody saw migraines reduced by 75%.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Lupus is quietly killing young women
And does substance abuse trigger schizophrenia?