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• Pharma Company to Pay $12.6M to Settle Kickback Allegations Government officials alleged that after the fund opened, Incyte used it to pay the copays of federal beneficiaries taking Jakafi who were ineligible for assistance from the fund.
  Associated Press, May 05, 2021
• 'Last Resort': Desperate for Oxygen, Indian Hospitals Go to Court A court in India's capital New Delhi has become the last hope for many hospitals struggling to get oxygen for COVID-19 patients as supplies run dangerously short while government officials bicker over who is responsible.
  Reuters Health Information, May 04, 2021
• EU Begins Real-time Review of First Chinese COVID Vaccine Europe's medicines regulator said it has started a real-time review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, based on preliminary results from animal and human trials.
  Reuters Health Information, May 04, 2021
• COVID Shot in the Arm Not Enough to Keep Pharmacies in Business Pandemic lockdowns exacerbated long-standing economic pressures on pharmacies — and forced many owner-operated shops to evolve or risk closing their doors.
  Kaiser Health News, May 05, 2021
• Pfizer Bets on COVID-19 Vaccine Demand for Years Pfizer raised its forecast for 2021 COVID-19 vaccine sales by more than 70% to $26 billion and said demand from governments around the world trying to halt the pandemic could contribute to its growth for years to come.
  Reuters Health Information, May 04, 2021
• Hit by Higher Prices for Gear, Doctors Want Insurers to Pay The costs of personal protective equipment and disinfecting offices while seeing fewer patients have some doctors and dentists demanding that insurance companies step up.
  Kaiser Health News, May 05, 2021
• N Carolina GOP Advances Bill to Ban Down Syndrome Abortions North Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill to make it illegal for physicians to perform abortions because of the fetus' race or a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
  Associated Press, May 05, 2021
• Neonatal Nurses, Doctor Help Woman Who Delivered Baby on Plane "The great thing about this was the teamwork. Everybody jumped in together and everyone helped out," Dale Glenn, MD, said.
  WebMD Health News, May 05, 2021
• AAD VMX 2021 For Diagnosing Skin Lesions, AI Risks Failing in Skin of Color There has been "very little representation in darker skin types" in the machine learning algorithms developed so far.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• Marijuana Vaping More Common Among Hispanic Teens Hispanic adolescents were more likely to use e-cigarettes to vape marijuana than were their Black and White counterparts in 2020, according to a recent CDC study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• Guidance on Talking to Patients About COVID-19 Vaccines The CDC, the AMA, the AAP, and other major organizations provide evidence on the most effective ways for healthcare providers to discuss COVID-19 vaccination with patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• COVID-19 Severity Starts in Normal BMI Range, Especially in Young Increases in BMI, beginning in normal ranges, show a linear link to severe COVID-19 outcomes independent of obesity-related diseases, such as diabetes, and stronger among younger and Black people.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• Corticosteroid Bursts May Increase GI Bleeding Risk in Children Oral corticosteroid bursts are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, sepsis, and pneumonia during the month after treatment initiation, according to a cohort study in Taiwan.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• 'Malicious Peer Review' Destroyed Doc's Career, He Says A longtime cardiothoracic surgeon is suing a Texas hospital after he says a sham peer review forced him out of practice.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• FDA Reviewers: Why We Are Against Approval of Aducanumab Three members of an FDA advisory committee explain why they do not support approval of the Alzheimer's drug aducanumab.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• In-Hospital Glucose Management Program Gives Dramatic Savings Standardized hospital-wide programs initiated at a small community hospital reduced hypoglycemia rates and cut insulin pen wastage, resulting in dramatic savings.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• Who Can Call Themselves 'Doctor?' The Debate Heats Up A new Medscape poll shows that most physicians -- but not nonphysician clinicians -- think using the title 'doctor' is appropriate but primarily in certain settings.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• Progress Stalling on Malaria Elimination A report from the WHO reports incomplete success.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• New Federal Program Reimburses Vaccine Administration Fees Doctors who have vaccination administration claims denied by certain private insurers can apply to the government's Health Resources and Services Administration for reimbursement.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• Ohio Surgeon Who Wrote His Own Colorful Obituary Dead at 48 Thomas Flanigan, an Army veteran and married father of three, called himself the "Ginger God of Surgery and Shenanigans." Colleagues share fond memories.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021