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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic adults and adolescents for skin cancer. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the April 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Skip to main content Meharry Medical College has agreed to pay more than $100,000 to settle federal allegations that the medical school submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare for services provided by unsupervised, non-physician residents. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee alleged that from 2016 to 2020 the medical school fraudulently sought physician

Skip to main content AP photo Atlanta Medical Center closed after experiencing more than $100 million in losses. Many hospitals tasked with treating the most vulnerable patients are teetering on the edge of closure, jeopardizing surrounding providers and the communities they serve. Atlanta Medical Center’s closure is one recent example: The November shuttering of the

Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff April 15, 2023 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- As people with HIV live longer they're at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third.The U.S. National Institutes of Health trial found the cholesterol-lowering drugs so effective, in

Developed at the University of São Paulo, the device permits corrections to the dosage of the analgesic to improve its efficacy. Credit: Paulo Augusto Raymundo Pereira Consumption of medical drugs such as painkillers, antibiotics, antidepressants and antivirals is rising at breakneck speed. Sales of such drugs are set to reach USD 1.8 trillion worldwide by

I was recently speaking with a medical colleague who was struggling to get their finances on track. They didn't ask for specific advice, so I held off from offering anything unsolicited. However, the interaction got me thinking. I could relate with what my colleague was going through. Before starting my financial comeback story, I was

Supplies of mifepristone at a clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, last May. (Paul Ratje / The Washington Post via Getty Images) Texas District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision April 7 to rescind the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone dealt a blow to more than just people seeking a medication abortion. It appears to