Latest California Healthline Stories
FDA Announces Effort To Boost Safety Monitoring of Rx Drugs
FDA plans to screen Medicare claims information in hopes of detecting risks from prescription drugs and medical devices that the agency already has approved. The approach will replace the current procedure, under which physicians report problems with medications and devices to FDA. Washington Post et al.
Health Care News From the Campaign Trail for the Week of May 23
Pharmaceutical and medical device companies and their employees have contributed more to Democratic presidential candidates this election cycle than to Republicans, with Sen. Barack Obama receiving the most donations. Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain released his medical records.
Healthy San Francisco Makes Case for Universal Coverage
“The successes — and more importantly, failures — of the Healthy San Francisco program show how important it is for leaders at the state and national level to push harder for universal health coverage,” according to an editorial. It concludes, “Legislators in Sacramento and Washington need to pay attention.” San Francisco Chronicle.