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STAT+: UnitedHealth conducting ‘comprehensive review’ of Medicare practices that are facing federal scrutiny, new CEO says

UnitedHealth's new CEO says the company is reevaluating how it handles coding, managed care, and pharmacy services.

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Methotrexate for Osteoarthritis: Dead End After All?

(MedPage Today) -- We'll be blunt: methotrexate flopped in a randomized placebo-controlled trial among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.

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From '10/10' Pain to '10/10' Healthcare

(MedPage Today) -- Some of you (I hope at least a few of you) noticed that I've been away from this column for a few weeks. Unfortunately, it was because I became a patient. I woke up at 4 a.m.

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New Preoperative Regimen Gets a Win in Pancreatic Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- A neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen of cisplatin (Platinol), nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane), capecitabine (Xeloda), and gemcitabine (PAXG) topped a standard option in a rand

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Deep Cuts Erode Public Health's Foundation, End Progress, Threaten Worse to Come

(MedPage Today) -- Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

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STAT+: What to know about the man who led DOGE’s cost cuts at HHS

This is the online version of STAT’s email newsletter Health Care Inc.

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MMR Vaccination Rates Fell During the COVID Pandemic, County Data Show

(MedPage Today) -- Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination rates in children declined in some counties across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found.

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New Focus on Hypercortisolism, Cardiovascular Risks in Diabetes

(MedPage Today) -- At the recent American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) annual meeting, experts highlighted new approaches to identifying and managing hypercortisolism in patients with

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Health Risks From Cannabis May Grow as Users Age

More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise.

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