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Hospital Price Transparency Rules: Improving Data Usefulness with Recent UpdatesAs we step into the new year, a wave of fresh updates has been introduced to the federal guidelines regarding hospital price transparency. These changes...

Rural Women Prioritize Maternity Care Over Abortion Access - KFF Health NewsBAKER CITY, Ore. — In a distressing turn of events, the only hospital maternity ward in this small Oregon town, just an hour...

Neumora's Antidepressant Phase 3 Trial Results: A Deeper Dive into the Disappointing OutcomeIn a recent groundbreaking development, startup Neumora Therapeutics faced a setback with its latest depression treatment, navacaprant, as it failed to deliver...

Expanding Medicare Coverage for Obesity Medications: An Imperative ChangeIn a groundbreaking move, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently delved into estimating the potential budgetary impacts of providing Medicare coverage for obesity treatments for older...

Federal Intervention Urgently Needed to Address Pulse Oximeter Issues: Legal Action SuggestedA groundbreaking study published in JAMA has shed light on the glaring disparities in the performance of pulse oximeters on individuals with darker...

Key Changes in FDA Under Trump Administration 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the imminent leadership changes on the horizon. With Donald Trump set...

Top First Opinion Essays of 2024: Reader Favorites and Must-ReadsIn a year that promised to be eventful due to the U.S. presidential election, 2024 took a surprising turn, especially in the realms of health,...

Pfizer Terminates Gene Therapy Deal with Sangamo: Implications for HemophiliaIn a surprising move, Pfizer has decided to halt the development of a hemophilia A gene therapy that it had licensed from Sangamo Therapeutics. This...

Aletha Maybank, the American Medical Association’s first chief equity officer, has announced her resignation after leading the organization for five and a half years. Maybank's departure marks a significant moment in the healthcare equity...

In 2024, medical billing complexities continue to perplex and burden many Americans. The seventh year of the KFF Health News' "Bill of the Month" program sheds light on the challenges patients face when dealing...