(MedPage Today) — I have worked closely with the CDC for decades under Republican and Democratic administrations. But I have never seen a Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) quite like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His long record of fomenting… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — In this installment of “Exit Interviews,” MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, sits down with Debra Houry, MD, MPH, the former chief medical officer and deputy director at the CDC, to reflect on her decade of service… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — It’s another busy spring day in a bustling family medicine clinic in a western Chicago suburb. The morning consisted of a range of complex conditions — everything from chronic pain management to contraception education to… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Recently we’ve been noticing some increasingly intense trends in self-monitoring going on out in the community. The other day, a colleague told me about a patient of theirs who had come in asking to get a re-check of their hemoglobin… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has transformed bedside diagnostics and procedural guidance. Clinicians can now make rapid decisions and perform safer procedures using real-time imaging. Studies confirm its role in improving… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “I don’t know how many died.” — HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing when asked whether he accepted the fact that a million Americans died from COVID. “Yes, it’s a healthcare facility, but it’s also… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — The Trump administration has once again inserted politics into medicine — this time by narrowing the indications for the COVID-19 vaccine against the advice of many physicians and health organizations. The latest recommendations… Powered by WPeMatico
