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FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products
January 16, 2025
The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.
US Surgeon General: Add Cancer Warning to Alcoholic Beverage Labels
January 03, 2025
Murthy's advisory outlines evidence for the cancer-alcohol relationship and calls for greater efforts to increase public awareness of the risks from beer, wine, and spirits.
New Proposal Seeks to Expand Medicare, Medicaid Coverage for Antiobesity Drugs
November 27, 2024
The proposal would expand antiobesity drug access for more than 7 million people with Medicare and Medicaid coverage.
Pandemic Medical Misinformation Has Not Prompted Disciplinary Action, Study Reveals
November 13, 2024
Little action has been taken by state medical boards against clinicians who spread unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19, vaccines, or other pandemic-related topics.
Clinician Recommendation is Still the Best Way to get Flu, COVID-19, and RSV Shots into Arms
August 07, 2024
"Start Preparing for Respiratory Virus Season," an AMA-CDC joint webinar, reminds clinicians that the influence is in their hands and offers tips on how to use it.
Could Prior Authorization Work Win its Own CPT Code?
March 12, 2024
A CPT code for time spent petitioning insurance companies to approve patient prescriptions has been proposed before; sentiment was not unanimous.
13 Reasons Patients Give for Not Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
October 19, 2023
Reasons for not getting a COVID-19 booster ranged from worry about taking time off to believing it won't add any additional protection from infection.
New Primary Care Residencies Have Yet to Reach Rural Areas
August 15, 2023
Despite approved funding and a mandate to CMS to create 1000 new residency slots in "primary care health professional shortage areas," progress is extremely slow.
HHS: Moving is Good Medicine for Adults aged 65 Years and Older
June 28, 2023
Less than 15% of US adults in the population aged 65 years and older achieve recommended weekly levels of physical activity and strengthening, according to HHS.