(MedPage Today) -- Media headlines recently cheered on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement of a "Quality and Safety Special Alert" from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) directing hospitals to implement the new...

(MedPage Today) -- Contemporary external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) techniques appear to have reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women with left-sided breast cancer, a large retrospective cohort study suggested. Among women...

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. An interventional cardiologist who was fired filed a lawsuit against UPMC, alleging retaliation and violation of Pennsylvania's Whistleblower Act after he reported...

(MedPage Today) -- The average pay increase for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2027 will be 2.48%, a substantial increase from the 0.09% that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) originally proposed in January, agency officials...

(MedPage Today) -- For a third year, the "Best Medical Schools" rankings from U.S. News & World Report were released with top institutions sorted into tiers rather than by individual placement. For research and primary care, respective lists...

(MedPage Today) -- Older adults who received a high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine had a lower risk of incident Alzheimer's disease dementia compared with those who received a standard-dose shot, U.S. claims data showed. Compared with standard...

(MedPage Today) -- Teleneurology ward rounds outperformed on-site consultations for patients in the subacute phase of stroke, a prospective study showed. Across 15 hospitals within four German telestroke networks, complete adherence to six guideline...

(MedPage Today) -- Influenza vaccines were effective at preventing hospitalizations and outpatient visits among U.S. kids in recent years, but uptake remained low and fell further in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found. Vaccine...