One of the picks for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Robert Malone, MD, is known for his outspoken criticism of mRNA vaccines, particularly for COVID-19. Malone believes the technology is unsafe and has been accused by public health officials of spreading medical misinformation. 

The insurer alleges The Guardian misrepresented the facts in a May 21 exposé that accused the insurer of pressuring nursing homes to delay and deny hospital transfers.

The insurer, Coventry Health, rejects the agency's methodology and has said it will not repay the alleged upcoding overpayments.

The exact number of rehires is unclear. However, the move marks the largest number of workers returning to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the agency was targeted for firings by Elon Musk's DOGE.

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association—a trade lobby representing pharmacy benefit managers—argues a state law that would force companies to divest from drugstores could leave patients without access to critical medications.

However, partisan divides dwindled when respondents were asked about how federal cuts to healthcare spending would strain their local communities, particularly in rural and low-income areas.

American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD, explains some of the key issues facing physicians, including burnout, growing medical staffing shortages, doctors leaving rural areas, increasing patients and declining Medicare payments.

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Toronto found that racial minorities were less likely to have a medical insurance claim appeal approved, as were men more broadly.

Multiple kits manufactured by Draeger are subject to a recall and an updated set of use instructions due to the risk of cracks developing in hoses that can cause inadequate ventilation.

An issue with Novum IQ Large Volume Pumps entering standby mode or being turned off could result in the subsequent patient infusion flowing at an inadequate rate. Baxter has supplied updated use instructions to fix the issue.