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Fee-for-service payments in 2027 for physicians who treat Medicare patients should be increased by 1.25% for those ...

Psilocybin works by increasing "mental flexibility," allowing patients to reframe their relationship with addiction, ...

This season's influenza vaccine effectiveness rates against outpatient visits and hospitalizations may be lower than last season's, according to an interim CDC analysis. During the current flu season, ...

Compounded versions of tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) containing vitamin B12 pose a potential safety risk to the public, Eli Lilly warned in an open letter on Thursday. Following laboratory testing, ...

Hudon proposed 10 other ideas for reform "that would actually matter." Public health expert Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDN, explained how preventive vitamin K shots in infants work after a study found a ...

CMS is looking to improve accountability and protections for patients in the U.S. organ donation system. On Wednesday, the agency issued guidance aimed at organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and ...

The next month, Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, a Cassidy challenger in what's shaping up to be a competitive Republican Senate primary. Letlow's foray into politics began in 2021 when she took ...

Awareness of "chemo brain," a common term for the adverse effects of cancer and chemotherapy on cognitive function, has increased, and many patients are concerned that they will be affected, said ...

These are the six signs that suggest you will regret becoming a doctor one day. And one of them, you absolutely need to figure out before your future breaks your bank or your heart.

A cross-sectional study found women with multiple cardiometabolic risk factors may face disproportionately higher odds of clinically significant liver fibrosis than men with similar profiles. The ...

CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, stepped in once again to assist an ailing attendee at an event during which President Donald Trump was speaking. During a rally in Kentucky on Wednesday, Oz assisted ...