September 17, 2025

‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’

Rural South Texas hospitals and physicians face mounting strain as rising uninsured rates and federal funding cuts threaten access to essential health care.

KFF Health News

September 12, 2025

FDA Considers Ending Routine Advisory Committees on New Drugs

The FDA move to limit advisory committee involvement in drug approvals has prompted debate on the balance between efficiency and transparency.

KFF Health News

September 10, 2025

Medical Societies Challenge Kennedy

"That you can no longer trust the recommendations out of the CDC is just devastating."

Conexiant

September 03, 2025

Policy Shift Adjusts NIH Peer Review Role

New NIH funding rules shift decision-making power from peer review panels to political appointees in determining future scientific grants.

KFF Health News

September 02, 2025

New Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Improves Platelet Response

The FDA has approved rilzabrutinib (Wayrilz) as the first Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor for adults with chronic or persistent immune thrombocytopenia who have had an insufficient response to prior therapy.

Conexiant

August 19, 2025

Bedtime Cyclobenzaprine Relieves Fibromyalgia: Randomized Trial

Researchers found bedtime sublingual cyclobenzaprine reduced pain versus placebo and improved sleep, fatigue, and function with mostly mild oral adverse events.

Conexiant

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.

Conexiant

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."

Conexiant

June 12, 2024

USPSTF Releases Draft Osteoporosis Screening Guidelines

The USPSTF's draft recommendations reaffirm osteoporosis screening for older women, call for more research on screening men, and address health disparities.

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