(MedPage Today) — “Why change what works?” — William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, expressing confusion after the CDC’s acting director said the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine should be split up… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — In the 1992 film A Few Good Men, Colonel Nathan Jessup, played with volcanic force by Jack Nicholson, spits out the immortal line: “You can’t handle the truth.” It has become shorthand for a painful reality — that truth, when… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — My late grandmother and I share two things: A very mean glare when irate and a history of domestic abuse. An unwitting feminist before feminism was en vogue, she ensured a key difference in our fates. Thanks to my grandmother… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of “autism spectrum disorder (ASD),” we’ve treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were blunt and our data sparse… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare’s Juliet asked. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That may work for roses, but it does not for brands — especially healthcare brands and health policies…. Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — We are physicians of independent medical groups who care for more than 100,000 medically complex seniors across more than 17 states. In assisted living facilities and patients’ homes, we see firsthand how new therapies can transform… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — As our nation grapples with the future of HHS, there is a silent train heading for a major wreck — the estimated 10 million Americans who stand to get kicked off Medicaid or Affordable Care Act plans and lose their healthcare… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — *Aspects of this piece are satire and should be read as such. At 72 and just retired, I was recently informed by my research institute that I’d need to empty my lab and offices to accommodate new, young recruits. My research… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — The last month was eventful. I want to catch you up on some things I’ve been doing, including an interview with Debra Houry, MD, MPH, one of the top CDC officials who resigned in late August in protest of HHS Secretary Robert… Powered by WPeMatico