The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented restrictions that prevent community oncology practices from mailing medications directly to patients, raising concerns about the potential impact on cancer care delivery.

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, an observance dedicated to raising awareness about blood cancers, such as multiple myeloma (MM), lymphoma, and leukemia.

Your diagnosis of an early-stage blood cancer, such as a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) or a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), means that something has changed in the way your bone marrow produces blood cells.

Why do health stories about food and cancer grab so much attention? Because they offer an enticing promise: that a single item on your plate, or even a sudden change in what you crave, might hold the key to spotting disease early.

Senators from both parties grilled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week on changes to vaccines recommendations, the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel and HHS priorities, including funding for rural hospitals.

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that begins in a type of white blood cell called plasma cells.

The governors of California, Oregon and Washington said Wednesday they would collaborate on developing their own vaccine guidelines, in response to what they called the politicization of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced Wednesday that the state will work to “end all vaccine mandates,” including for children.

HHS announced a final rule that will help physicians identify the most appropriate treatments while preventing health insurers from blocking physician-approved care, according to an agency press release.

The American Medical Association’s effort to right size prior authorization recently received a boost when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed with the AMA to minimize care delays and inefficiencies.