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USPSTF: Screen All Adults for Depression in Primary Care
Form could be filled out during wait for visit, and patient could be referred for follow-up care
AAFP: Pay Primary Care Doctors for Inpatient Consulting
Primary care physicians often provide important, cost-saving consulting, which should be covered
FDA Approves Praluent for Certain Cases of High Cholesterol
First in a new class of injectable cholesterol-lowering medications
FDA Approves Test to Differentiate HIV Viruses
Among people two years and older
FDA Approves Technivie for Hepatitis C
For people with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4
FDA Approves Odomzo for Recurring Basal Cell Carcinoma
Medication is designed to inhibit the Hedgehog pathway
CDC: Stillbirths Now Outnumber Infant Deaths in U.S.
Experts point to dropping infant death rates, racial disparities in care, and fertility treatments as factors
CDC: U.S. Teens Waiting Longer to Have Sex
Report finds fewer than half of those aged 15 to 19 have had intercourse
CMS Finalizes Decision to Cover HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer
AAFP encouraged CMS to consider coverage and follow through on proposal
CMS May Adopt Doctors’ Calls for End-of-Life Counseling
Two new codes would be established; would be used for conversations about care options
