Proposals in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma to tighten state oversight of fertility services could make in vitro fertilization a political target and encroach on personal medical decisions, a group of physicians wrote in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Why it matters: An overwhelming majority of Americans support access to assisted reproductive services, yet the field remains a flashpoint for anti-abortion conservatives.
Academic scientists, biotech executives and investors, and patient advocacy groups are sounding alarms over the Trump administration's plans to add political reviews to the process for making research grants.
Why it matters: America's status as the world leader in science and innovation is threatened by China's meteoric rise, and critics of the proposal are warning it would undermine the U.S. research infrastructure at precisely the wrong moment.
Regulatory hurdles and the lack of insurer reimbursements are preventing doctors from harnessing data from consumer wearables to use in their practices, a new American Medical Association survey finds.
Why it matters: Structural barriers could thwart efforts to use continuous data from the devices to improve patient care.
Trump administration health officials today are launching an effort to encourage hospitals toserve inpatient meals that more closely align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The administration has linked dietary patterns with recovery rates, the management of chronic diseases and overall health outcomes.
Those disclaimers in TV drug ads could get longer if the Trump administration makes good on plans to require all safety risks to be disclosed in the ads instead of referring consumers to anothersource.
The big picture: The administration saysthe current practice of focusing on key risks is a loophole that needs to be closed amid a proliferation of direct-to-consumer drug ads.
The cost of Obamacare coverage is due to rise by a median of 14% next year, according to a new analysis, marking further turmoil for the law's marketplaces.
Why it matters: It would mark the second straight year of double-digit premium increases in the individual market.
