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Senators Demand Records from Three Medicare Advantage Insurers on How Post-Hospital Care Gets Denied

Blumenthal and Hawley demanded records from UnitedHealthcare, Humana and CVS on AI use in denying post-hospital rehab care for Medicare patients.

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Waiting on a Wheelchair or Home Oxygen? Six Questions to Ask Your Supplier Before Medicare's October Rules Start

New Medicare paperwork rules for wheelchairs, ventilators and oxygen start October 28. Here is what to ask your equipment supplier to avoid delivery delays.

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A Gut Infection Long Associated with Older Patients Rose 59 Percent Among Adults Aged 18 to 24

C. difficile emergency visits fell 30 percent overall from 2014 to 2024, but rose 59 percent among adults aged 18 to 24, a new study found.

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FDA Tells Cancer Trial Sponsors to Stop Copying Eligibility Rules That Lack Scientific Support

FDA finalized three guidances telling cancer trial sponsors to justify lab value, performance status, and washout period exclusions rather than copying them.

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Medicare Will Require a Documented Doctor Visit Before Delivering Home Ventilators and Most Wheelchairs Starting October 28

CMS added home ventilators, eight wheelchair codes and an oxygen system to Medicare's face-to-face and written order list, effective October 28.

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WHO Says the Congo Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Largest Ever Recorded in the Country as Confirmed Deaths Near 1,600

WHO says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC is the country's largest ever, with 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths as of July 30.

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FDA Assigns Its Most Serious Recall Class to Heart Pump Introducers Weeks After Issuing an Early Alert

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FDA Warns Seven Food Importers That They Never Built the Verification Programs Federal Law Requires

FDA warned seven food importers for failing to verify foreign suppliers met U.S. safety standards. What the rule requires and what it means.

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FDA advisers backed Replimune's RP1 melanoma therapy, bringing the investigational skin cancer drug closer to approval for advanced melanoma.

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The State Department Released $600 Million to Gavi, Ending a Freeze That Began Last Year

The State Department released $600 million to Gavi after a funding freeze, with conditions on mercury-containing vaccines and the WHO.

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More Than 400 State Vaccine Bills Were Introduced This Session, and Nine Became Law

More than 400 state vaccine bills were introduced in a year and nine became law. What actually changed for school vaccine requirements.

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FDA Approves the First Eye-Specific Bevacizumab for Wet Macular Degeneration After Two Decades of Off-Label Use

FDA approved Lytenava, the first ophthalmic bevacizumab for wet AMD. What it changes for patients who already get compounded Avastin.

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New Study Models a Longer Human Lifespan, Suggesting Theoretical Limits of Up to 146 or Even 194 years

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The New Tylenol with Naproxen Tablet Is Not the Dose Most Coverage Reported, and That Distinction Matters

FDA approved the first OTC acetaminophen-naproxen combination pill. The label warns against pairing it with other acetaminophen products.

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A Large Trial Found Air Purifiers Did Not Cut Infections in Care Homes, and Researchers Disagree About Why

A JAMA Internal Medicine trial found HEPA purifiers did not reduce care home infections. Experts say the devices may not have been running.

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Chilean Frozen Blueberries Tied to an E. coli Outbreak Were Blocked at the Border Only After People Got Sick

FDA added a Chilean blueberry supplier to an import alert after an E. coli outbreak. How imported produce screening actually works.

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FDA Presses Formula Makers to Vet Their Ingredient Suppliers After Contamination Reached Sealed Cans

FDA is pressing formula makers on supplier oversight after botulism and cereulide events. What the import alert system does for parents.

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Cyclospora Outbreak Expands to Nine States as CDC Tracks More Than 6,700 Confirmed Infections Nationwide

The lettuce-linked Cyclospora outbreak now spans nine states and 1,947 cases, while CDC tracks 6,707 confirmed infections nationwide.

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Heat Alerts Reach About 55 Million People as Records Fall from California to Montana

About 55 million people are under heat alerts as a Western heat dome sets records. What CDC data show about who dies in heat waves.

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Medicare Will Start Counting Advantage Patients in Hospital Quality Scores, Closing a Gap That Left Out Half the Program

CMS finalized changes adding Medicare Advantage patients to hospital mortality and readmission measures, which have largely relied on fee-for-service claims.

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The Stool Test Your Doctor Orders Now Decides Whether a Food Outbreak Ever Gets Traced, CDC Data Show

CDC data show that 78% of bacterial foodborne infections were found by rapid tests that often leave no sample for outbreak investigators.

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FDA Flags Two Separate Class I Corrections for Hospital Infusion Pumps That Deliver Chemotherapy and Antibiotics

FDA posted two Class I corrections for Ivenix infusion pumps used to give chemotherapy, antibiotics and pain medicine. What patients should ask.

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Medtronic Pulls Harmony Heart Valve Delivery Catheters Over Tip Detachment Risk, but Implanted Valves Stay in Place

Medtronic recalled certain Harmony delivery catheters due to a risk of tip detachment. FDA says implanted Harmony pulmonary valves are not affected.

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FDA Says Breast Biopsy Needle Shortage Could Last into 2027 as Radiologists Triage Who Gets Scheduled First

FDA says a stereotactic breast biopsy needle shortage may last through March 2027. What patients facing a biopsy delay should know.

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Aldon Smith's Family Agrees to CTE Testing as Experts Explain What the Disease Can Reveal

New details from Aldon Smith's 911 call emerge as his family donates his brain for CTE research, raising awareness of brain injuries in contact sports.

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