August 12, 2025

Advanced-Practice Providers Filling Rural ER Gaps

Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.

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August 11, 2025

FDA Approves Ketamine Product for Surgical Pain Management

PharmaTher has received FDA approval for KETARx, a ketamine therapy for surgical pain management.

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August 11, 2025

Why Turning 26 Jeopardizes Health Coverage

A growing number of young Americans lose affordable health insurance at age 26, facing complex Affordable Care Act marketplaces, rising costs, and limited coverage options.

KFF Health News

August 06, 2025

New Preventive Option Approved for Pediatric Migraine

The FDA has approved Ajovy (fremanezumab-vfrm) for preventive treatment of episodic migraine in pediatric patients aged 6 to 17 years weighing 45 kg or more, expanding its use beyond adults.

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August 04, 2025

Nitazenes: A Hidden Threat Stronger Than Fentanyl

The drug can be hundreds of times stronger than heroin and up to five times more potent than fentanyl.

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July 23, 2025

Are Wearables Mining the Mind?

As neurotech devices move from clinics to consumers, states are racing to safeguard brainwave data from earbuds, sleep trackers, and AI-powered apps—raising new questions about privacy, consent, and medical ethics.

KFF Health News

May 28, 2024

Former Doc Accused of Murder-for-Hire, Sentenced for Distribution

Former doctor sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for illegal opioid distribution and health care fraud.

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April 29, 2024

Record Heat Waves Propel Surge in Heat-Related Illness

2023 brought record-breaking heat waves in the United States, significantly impacting vulnerable groups. Analysis by the CDC revealed a substantial number of heat-related illness (HRI) emergency department visits, resulting in multiple public health alerts.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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