Regulation, coverage and access
Policy, payment and public health decisions that shape how clinicians practice and patients get care.
Health Policy
FDA materials recommend keeping three unapproved peptides off the 503A Bulks List, a step that could sharply restrict traditional pharmacies’ ability to compound them from bulk ingredients.
Dr. Abu Bakar · September 20, 2026 · 6 min
Health Policy
An FDA-posted recall of one morphine injection lot shows why hospitals need closed-loop alerts, secure quarantine and lot-level verification when a mislabeled container may hold hydromorphone.
Rayan Salih · 6 min read
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CDC counted 17,180 laboratory-confirmed US cyclosporiasis cases since May 1, 2026, while at least 11,844 additional cases remained under investigation.
Rayan Salih · 6 min read
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WHO’s pediatric target product profile could align hydroxyurea development and procurement for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease, but formulation alone will not secure equitable access.
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
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A new WHO compendium standardizes clinical, operational and monitoring terminology for hypertension-control programs, giving health systems a shared basis for implementation, reporting and performance comparisons.
Dr. Abu Bakar · 6 min read
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The FDA has ended emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 diagnostics and devices. US laboratories, health systems and manufacturers must reassess legal status, inventory, validation and procurement.
Rayan Salih · 6 min read
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The 2026 joint guideline links lipid management to CKM stage and PREVENT-ASCVD risk, with explicit LDL-C, non-HDL-C and apoB goals for US adults.
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
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For highly sensitized patients awaiting a combined heart-liver transplant, the simple question of which organ goes in first
Dr. Abu Bakar · 8 min read
Health Policy
The structural divide between urban and rural healthcare delivery in the United States has reached a critical inflection
Rayan Salih · 8 min read
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The individual health insurance landscape in the United States is facing a massive structural contraction.
Rayan Salih · 9 min read
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Pharmacist-led discharge care is an increasingly visible approach to easing the risky period right after a patient leaves
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
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Pharmacy-based methadone treatment lets patients pick up their daily methadone dose at a local pharmacy instead of an
Dr. Abu Bakar · 7 min read
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Pharmacist-led discharge care means pharmacists take charge of a patient’s medications as they leave the hospital.
Dr. Abu Bakar · 7 min read
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The video explores the “churn” of insurance and its negative effects on the daily lives of people with
Rayan Salih · 15 min read
Health Policy
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening via mobile health units is emerging as a practical way to reach people
Dr. Abu Bakar · 7 min read
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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) savings are central to a decade‑long experiment in paying differently for Medicare care.
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
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Health care spending is the fastest growing component of state budgets as well as of employer sponsored health
Rayan Salih · 11 min read
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The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) has been used by the federal government to test value-based payment models
Rayan Salih · 12 min read
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Online sports betting has gone from a niche hobby to a normal part of watching sports.
Dr. Abu Bakar · 6 min read
Health Policy
Why do men avoid the doctor’s office? Many things in life and healthcare aren’t set up to be
Dr. Abu Bakar · 11 min read
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Health data is beginning to play a greater role in clinical and policy decision-making for clinicians and policymakers
Rayan Salih · 11 min read
Health Policy
Cannabis has long been touted as an insomnia cure, but many experts say it’s not a viable long-term
Rayan Salih · 6 min read
Health Policy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued draft guidance for sponsors seeking full approval for targeted
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
Health Policy
There are few things more distressing in emergency medicine than the care of a patient in acute pain,
Dr. Abu Bakar · 12 min read
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