The pharmacy chain also agreed to perform an annual audit of billed drug prices to ensure it does not run afoul of the state’s “Most Favored Nation” policy. 

Marcy Markes, NP, has secured representation from the Pacific Legal Foundation in an effort to overturn a state law that requires nurse practitioners to pay a physician “collaborator” if they wish to run their own practice. The lawsuit argues the regulation exists only to stifle competition.

Multiple lots of extended tip applicators from Integra LifeSciences could put patients at risk of serious infection, prompting the FDA to designate the recall as Class I.

A new report reveals that states are keeping databases on “imposter nurses” to slow what could be a growing trend of unlicensed individuals holding nursing positions at hospitals nationwide. 

CDC Director Susan Monarez, PhD, was less than a month into her role, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 30. Her lawyers said the staffing shakeup was a result of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “weaponizing public health for political gain.”

The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that divestitures will be made in 19 of the 20 states at high risk of overconsolidation in the hospice market as a result of the merger. The transaction is now expected to move forward.

When dissatisfied patients slam provider entities in online reviews, they tend to focus on administrative frustrations and thwarted requests. By contrast, satisfied healthcare consumers write quick, list-like rundowns of things that pleased them. 

A new analysis published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine argues that education tools are failing to show clinicians how to make use of new technologies, calling into question the benefit of rapid adoption. 

New data out of ESC Congress 2025 suggest care teams can take a more minimalist approach during a majority of TAVR cases and only treat patients with local anesthesia. In some cases, however, sedation will still be necessary.