UPS Seeks Bigger Role In Medical Shipping Industry With New Acquisition
UPS announces it is buying Marken Ltd, which specializes in delivering medicine and materials used in 49,000 clinical trial locations around the world.
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For FDA, ‘Screaming Unmet Need’ For Antibiotics May Outweigh Significant Safety Concerns
A regulatory panel very narrowly recommended that a new antibiotic be approved for use, even though its structure is similar to an older antibiotic that caused fatal liver injuries.
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Pharma Dealt Blow As Supreme Court Declines To Hear Pay-To-Delay Case
The Supreme Court in 2012 left open to interpretation whether a cash payment in pay-to-delay deals was the only sort of arrangement that generated antitrust concern. But by declining to hear the appeal of a ruling that says the concern goes beyond cash the court is effectively settling the matter. In other news, the oral arguments for the CRISPR patent case are set for the beginning of December.
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Senators Want EpiPen-Maker To Reimburse Defense Department $50M
The Pentagon gets a government discount on EpiPens dispensed at military treatment facilities and by mail order, but not on prescriptions filled at retail pharmacies. Lawmakers are also calling on the Federal Trade Commission to launch a probe of the company.
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Federal Judge Blocks Administration’s New Rule That Allows Residents To Sue Nursing Homes
Judge Michael Mills in Mississippi says he is sympathetic to the Obama administration's argument against the practice of forced arbitration in many nursing homes, but he thinks the federal rule is an "incremental 'creep' of federal agency authority."
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Feds Seek To Boost Enforcement Of Mental Health Parity Laws To Help Combat Opioid Crisis
The Obama administration has turned its focus to making sure insurers understand that coverage for the treatment of drug addiction must be comparable to that for other conditions such as depression or cancer. Meanwhile, a new report out of Massachusetts shows an alarming surge in overdose deaths.
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Healthcare.gov Capacity Being Tested By This Year’s Enrollment Period
News outlets report on various aspects of this year's health insurance sign-up period.
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Scathing Attacks Fly As National Spotlight Focuses On California Proposition To Curb High Drug Prices
“Court records alone show these drug companies have the morals and ethics of junkyard dogs,” says Garry South, the “Yes” campaign’s chief strategist. In other Election Day news, patients in hospitals may still have a chance to vote, a look at the direction the presidential candidates would take health care policy if they win, a rundown of important races and more.
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First Edition: November 8, 2016
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: ACA Isn’t In A Death Spiral; States, The Election And Medicaid Expansion
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
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State Highlights: In Fla., A Detailed Plan To Combat Zika; Brain Surgery In The Twin Cities
Outlets report on health news from Florida, Minnesota, California and Missouri.
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Report Offers Fixes For Texas’ Troubled Foster Care System
Improving children's health records was one area that experts targeted for improvement.
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Federal Medicaid Officials Approve Major Revamping Of Mass. Program
The overhaul, which includes an infusion of federal funds, is designed to help focus the state's Medicaid system on changes to improve quality of care. Also, federal officials deny New Hampshire's request to add a work requirement for Medicaid enrollees, and an auditor finds abuses in a Medicaid program that gives elderly and disabled people non-medical assistance at home.
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Community Paramedicine Programs Keep Vulnerable Older Patients Out Of ERs
The hospital can be a dangerous place for older patients, not to mention costly. But programs cropping up across the country are providing both emergency and non-emergency care to them in the comfort and safety of their own homes.
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Civil Trial Starts In Fatal Police Shooting Of New York Veteran With Mental Health Issues
In regional news, budget cuts in Connecticut force mental health professionals to brace for more challenges to providing care. And Virginia says its pilot program to provide greater access to mental health services is too costly to continue.
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Trauma From Gun Violence A Long-Lasting Threat To Survivors’ Health
Children who are exposed to gun violence are more likely to smoke, drink, abuse drugs and engage in unsafe sex. In other public health news, researchers are trying to understand the effects of "culture of shaming" and how author Roald Dahl's curiosity about medicine led to a breakthrough in stroke rehabilitation.
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Medicaid Cuts Threaten Opioid Battle: ‘I Don’t Think It Was Intentionally Designed To Kill, But It Might’
A proposed plan limits federal matching funds for Medicaid drug rehab to 15 days a month. Media outlets also report on news on the opioid epidemic out of Maryland, Ohio and Minnesota.
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The Missing Piece In The Antibiotic Resistance Battle: How Superbugs Become Superbugs
Scientists receive a $10 million grant for the National Institutes of Health to try to answer that question, which remains blurry despite all the research done on antibiotic resistance. They will be looking for the specific genetic changes, or mutations, that enable any given type of bacteria to become a superbug. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that a new superbug has been found in America.
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Program Offers Medical Students Fast-Track Path To Become Family Physicians
Primary care shortages are plaguing the country, as many students choose higher-paying specialties because of massive loans. But one program helps burgeoning doctors balance their debt and their desire to practice family medicine. Meanwhile, Congress looks to tackle OB-GYN shortages when it returns after the elections.
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Proposed Rule Lifting 16-Hour Shift Limit For First-Year Doctors Sparks Fiery Outcry
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education wants to relax the cap to avoid disruption of “team-based care." However, critics called it a dangerous step backward. “Study after study shows that sleep-deprived resident physicians are a danger to themselves, their patients and the public,” said Dr. Michael Carome.
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