HHS to allow compounders to make 6 unapproved peptides
RFK Jr. has given notice that the agency won’t take enforcement action on six peptides that controversially won a contested recommendation from outside advisers to the FDA in July.
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Labor Department finalizes sweeping PBM disclosure rule
Starting in 2027, the controversial drug middlemen will have to share a broad swath of fee and compensation data with self-funded employer clients. Employers cheered the rule, while PBMs slammed it as government overreach.
STAT+: Federal judge rejects new Medicaid ‘frailty’ definition for work requirements
The rollout of Medicaid work requirements may be delayed past the start of the year, after a federal judge on Thursday rejected the federal government’s new definition of ‘medical frailty’ and ruled that states did not have adequate time or resources to overhaul eligibility systems. Judge Richard…
Judge strikes down Trump admin's definition of 'medically frail' in Medicaid work rules
The guidance released in June "is beyond the powers of CMS and thus contrary to law," the federal judge in Boston said.
Oura, UC San Diego Health collaborate to study GLP-1 outcomes using continuous smart ring data
Oura is pushing further into clinical healthcare research with its first clinical trial to study the link between smart ring data and obesity treatment outcomes.
Eli Lilly profits surge on demand for weight-loss drugs
US drugmaker to raise its revenue outlook for the second time in three months
New CQC chief executive takes up post
A new CQC chief executive has now taken up post, the watchdog has announced – one year after Sir Julian Hartley resigned over a care quality inquiry. Emily Miles joins the CQC from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) where she was director general for Food, Farming and…
Families in the US are opting for earlier measles vaccinations amid outbreak
Parents are opting for a second shot of MMR vaccine sooner, which aligns with guidance in Germany, the UK and France Measles cases are accelerating in the US, with twice as many confirmed cases as last year, and more parents are opting for earlier vaccination – especially with the second dose of…
Fewer employers making ‘disproportionate’ FtP referrals of ethnic minority doctors, GMC says
Fewer employers are referring disproportionate numbers of ethnic minority or internationally qualified doctors to fitness-to-practise tribunals, according to the GMC. Data in the regulator’s new annual diversity and inclusion report shows 2.4% of designated bodies had ‘evidence of…
Zou er zonder religie geen oorlog zijn?
Goden doen zich doorgaans voor als vredelievend. Toch zijn er heel wat oorlogen gevoerd in naam van de verschillende hogere wezens. Veroorzaakt religie oorlog?
