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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccines to simplify the vaccination schedule for most individuals. This action includes authorizing the current bivalent vaccines (original and omicron BA.4/BA.5 strains) to be used for all doses administered to individuals 6 months of age and older, including for an additional dose or doses for certain populations. The monovalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized for use in the United States.

While the country seemingly moves on from the pandemic, an estimated 15 million U.S. adults are suffering from long COVID. Scientists are trying to understand what causes some people to develop long COVID while others do not.

Bipartisan Senate legislation introduced this week would cap the price of insulin at $35 per month for people with private insurance.

The bill, drafted by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, comes two months after President Joe Biden called on Congress during his State of the Union address to extend the insulin price cap to the millions of people living with diabetes who have private insurance.

Seasonal influenza vaccines are recommended for everyone aged six months and older as the best way to prevent serious illness or death from this common respiratory disease. But flu vaccines, which elicit protective antibodies aimed at the viral protein hemagglutinin (HA), must be reformulated and readministered every year. This burdensome task is necessary because mutations in HA can lead to a mismatch between the strains of flu virus targeted by a given year’s vaccines and the predominant circulating virus strains. If vaccine-induced antibodies do not fully recognize changed HA in the circulating strains, they may not provide optimal defense against infection. A flu vaccine with a heightened ability to elicit “cross-reactive” antibodies—those able to recognize and bind to changed HA in circulating strains—would likely provide better protection.

The number of independent physicians declined during the pandemic according to a study from Avalere.

A Southern California dermatologist has been charged with poisoning her husband by pouring liquid drain cleaner into his tea, authorities said Wednesday.

Yue "Emily" Yu, a 45-year-old doctor from Irvine, was indicted by a grand jury on three felony counts of poisoning and one count of domestic battery with injury, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. She faces a maximum sentence of eight years and eight months if convicted on all counts.

The green MED diet, supplemented with walnuts, green tea and Mankai and lower in meat/poultry, may amplify the beneficial cardiometabolic effects of Mediterranean diet.

Cryolipolysis is a minimally invasive technique used to decrease local adipose tissue by thermal cooling. Paradoxical adipose hypertrophy (PAH) is a rare complication of cryolipolysis with important aesthetic consequences.

Selling a successful practice and cashing in on a lifetime of hard work is what many practice owners envision. But there is far more to the transaction than just cashing the check and heading into a bountiful retirement. Taxes, regulations, and just establishing a fair price can all complicate the transaction.

The death of an employee can trigger a cascade of administrative tasks around final wage payments, accelerated vesting and distribution of equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation, and other death benefits that may be payable to the employee’s beneficiaries.

Often, the questions of what payments are taxable, to whom the payments are taxable, and the timing of taxation are not top of mind when the compensation and benefits structure is implemented, but they become critical considerations once the employee has passed and payments are triggered.

In this episode, Brian Fortenberry chats with Dr. Bob Berkompas. As a Primary Care Physician, Dr. Berkompas shares how he balances a hectic work life with three children, medical committees, professional associations, and being active in his church, all while still keeping his promise to his family.

Does your workday start before dawn and end well after dusk? Do you go to bed tired and wake up the same way? Maybe it’s time you talk to someone who can help you make positive changes for a healthier, happier life and lifestyle. The CMS has six professional counselors who are available to you - free of charge - free of worry. This program remains one of the few in the state that serves all local practicing physicians and TMH Residents, without cost, without question. Six sessions annually are completely confidential and autonomous. 

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Medicare Revalidations are back in full force after a brief pause during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. All healthcare providers and suppliers are required to revalidate their Medicare enrollment every 3-5 years per CMS’ request. Medicare has implemented new revalidation screening criteria that you will need to be aware of. Missing this important deadline will have significant financial consequences on your medical practice! This link is to a tool to a searchable database that allows you to look up the revalidation due date for Medicare providers who must revalidate their enrollment record information every three or five years.