Robert Califf, MD, previously led the FDA under President Barack Obama. 

The technique may be useful in primary care patients with depression who have low levels of income, education, or reading proficiency, researchers reported.

While 96% of the population is located within 60 minutes of an ED with any acute stroke expertise, many smaller, critical access hospitals in rural regions still are without these lifesaving services.

The Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend Medicare payments for a wide range of telehealth services.

This included fewer screening tests to measure high blood sugar or cholesterol levels, and eye exams to check for disease.

The retail giant will be rolling out preventive care and sexual health services, along with prescription requests, and many other options throughout 2022.

Nearly 90% of survey respondents said they had a positive experience at the Care Hotel, and even more indicated they would likely recommend the program to others.

The findings back long-held beliefs that wasteful spending on healthcare is tied, in part, to inappropriate decision making, researchers explained in JAMA Health Forum.