| This Week’s News | HealthExec zooms in on laws passed in Massachusetts, Oregon and California that are set to change how hedge funds interact with patient care organizations. HealthExec zooms in on laws passed in Massachusetts, Oregon and California that are set to change how hedge funds interact with patient care organizations. | | |
| Keto-diet champions will like the new food pyramid’s emphasis on proteins, including those high in saturated fats. Not everyone shares their predisposition. Keto-diet champions will like the new food pyramid’s emphasis on proteins, including those high in saturated fats. Not everyone shares their predisposition. | | |
| AI is an icy landslide sweeping through healthcare. Even surgeons must choose between two stark options: Ride the crest of the powder cloud now or dig yourselves out of a deep runout zone later. AI is an icy landslide sweeping through healthcare. Even surgeons must choose between two stark options: Ride the crest of the powder cloud now or dig yourselves out of a deep runout zone later. | | |
| The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that 52-year-old Ritesh Kalra, MD, wrote 50 prescriptions a day for addictive painkillers and billed New Jersey Medicaid for patient visits that never occurred. The alleged incidents occurred between 2019 and 2025. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that 52-year-old Ritesh Kalra, MD, wrote 50 prescriptions a day for addictive painkillers and billed New Jersey Medicaid for patient visits that never occurred. The alleged incidents occurred between 2019 and 2025. | | |
| Lawyers representing Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, cite Attorney General Pam Bondi's tenure with Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm whose clients include UnitedHealth, as evidence of her conflict of interest. In response, the prosecution called the claim “misleading.” Lawyers representing Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, cite Attorney General Pam Bondi's tenure with Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm whose clients include UnitedHealth, as evidence of her conflict of interest. In response, the prosecution called the claim “misleading.” | | |
| During a recent segment on Fox Business, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, clarified new guidance on AI, meant to provide companies with the flexibility to gather and provide data without the agency's approval. However, medical devices that provide "clinical-grade" data will still need to be cleared. During a recent segment on Fox Business, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, clarified new guidance on AI, meant to provide companies with the flexibility to gather and provide data without the agency's approval. However, medical devices that provide "clinical-grade" data will still need to be cleared. | | |
| If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again. If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again. | | |
| The extensions are used to supply patients with fluids and drugs through an IV line. Despite being labeled as having them, the devices do not contain an air-eliminating vent. Because there is a serious risk of air embolism associated with the error, the FDA has given this recall its most serious designation. The extensions are used to supply patients with fluids and drugs through an IV line. Despite being labeled as having them, the devices do not contain an air-eliminating vent. Because there is a serious risk of air embolism associated with the error, the FDA has given this recall its most serious designation. | | |
| The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun. The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun. | | |
| Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has accused the three biggest PBMs—Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx—of a de facto collusion scheme involving the primary makers of insulin, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. The lawsuit alleges rebates offered by the manufacturers unfairly burden self-insured and public health plans, like the one the health system uses for its employees. Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has accused the three biggest PBMs—Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx—of a de facto collusion scheme involving the primary makers of insulin, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. The lawsuit alleges rebates offered by the manufacturers unfairly burden self-insured and public health plans, like the one the health system uses for its employees. | | |
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