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ADA Says Booted Meeting Attendees Violated Code of Conduct
(MedPage Today) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) said it concluded its review of events that occurred during its annual meeting in June, but those who were thrown out of the meeting aren't satisfied with the answer.
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UnitedHealthcare's 1,700 Prior Auth Cuts Draw Muted Applause
(MedPage Today) -- UnitedHealthcare's (UHC) announcement Tuesday that it's removing 1,700 more procedures from its prior authorization list was met with general approval, although some experts questioned how much of a difference it would make... -
Risk of Paradoxical Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Psoriasis Varies by Biologic Agent
(MedPage Today) -- The likelihood of treatment-induced hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) varied by more than twofold across different types of biologic therapies for psoriasis, an analysis of a large clinical database showed.
The tumor necrosis factor... -
Autism-Vaccine Researcher Says He Stole $1M in CDC Grant Funds
(MedPage Today) -- Poul Thorsen, MD, PhD, a Danish researcher who co-authored key papers demonstrating no links between childhood vaccines and autism, pleaded guilty today to operating a wire fraud scheme that stole CDC grant money awarded for... -
Psychotherapy Dropouts; Blankets for Anxiety; Mom's Depression and Infant Death
(MedPage Today) -- A large study of patients with depression found that 28.4% dropped out of psychotherapy, with most leaving after just a single session. (JAMA Network Open)
A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned about the... -
Fatty Food, Prostate Cancer, and Death -- A New Study Weighs In
(MedPage Today) -- Regularly eating certain dietary fats, including animal fats, was associated with greater all-cause mortality in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, a cohort study suggested.
Among nearly 4,900 men, the highest level of... -
Study: Chronic Pain May Really Be 'All in Your Head'
(MedPage Today) -- "Increasingly recognized as a source of immune cells in health and disease," the skull bone marrow also may promote and/or maintain chronic pain from elsewhere in the body, researchers said.
Advanced imaging in 125 people with... -
Doctors Groups Offer Updated Flu, COVID Vaccine Recs to Ease Confusion
(MedPage Today) -- Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines -- and highlight the science behind them -- saying they hope to ease...