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$22,000 Per Hour: Assistants Use a Legislative Loophole to Outearn Surgeons22:35 A law meant to end surprise medical billing has led to large paydays for some surgical assistants, who can earn far more than the doctors they help. Medicare Begins Coverage of GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss July 1: What to Know22:35 What you should know about the federal government’s pilot program offering GLP-1s solely for weight loss. States Sue Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements22:00 The lawsuit argues that new federal rules went beyond what Congress enacted and broke from guidance that the federal government previewed to states. Trump Issues Order to Reduce Pesticides in Food as Kennedy Allies Fume26.června The order, which calls for studying the health risks of pesticides in the food supply, does not involve new federal funding, and does not call for regulations or legislation. Congo Ebola Crisis: Contact Tracing Is Dangerously Behind, Officials Warn26.června Most of the people testing positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not on health workers’ radar, suggesting that contact tracing is lagging dangerously behind. Medical Journal Retracts Study Claiming Cancer Therapy Is More Effective When Given in the Morning25.června In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.” Inside the C.D.C.’s Mad Scramble to Meet Kennedy’s Demands25.června A cache of internal emails offers a look at the pressure the nation’s public health officials faced from the new health secretary in the early months of the Trump administration. Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer25.června The court’s decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims. Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs Brings Rationing Fears for Cancer Patients24.června Doctors are contending with low supplies and unfilled orders of generic chemotherapy infusions that are central to the treatment of a long list of cancers. The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?24.června Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the species. France Identifies First Case of Ebola24.června The patient is a doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said. Workers are racing to trace those who may have had contact. Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones23.června That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder. Ferraris and Shell Companies: Five Charged in Medicare Fraud Schemes23.června The Justice Department is taking aim at pricey “skin substitutes,” an overused wound care treatment that cost the government $10 billion in 2024. Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.22.června Artificial intelligence programs can spot patterns in electrocardiograms that humans miss. Now, one program is going to be widely available — for free — to doctors. Pakistan Plans to Cut Tax on Menstrual Pads, but Many Say It’s Not Enough22.června Activists said more action was needed to solve the larger problem: Only 12 percent of Pakistani women and girls use safe, commercially made menstrual products. |