Computed tomography screening has become a benefit for Americans covered by Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Feb. 5 published a final decision to cover screening of current and former smokers, provided they meet stringent eligibility criteria. Beneficiaries will go through counseling, health professionals will be required to provide documentation that “shared decision-making”...
More than a year after a catastrophic shortage of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs swept through the U.S., FDA on June 28 officially removed carboplatin and cisplatin from the drug shortage list.
