September 2025, Vol 2, No 8
On August 11, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, GA, in response to a gunfire attack a few days earlier at the CDC campus. The attack claimed the lives of DeKalb County, GA, Police Officer David Rose, as well as the alleged gunman, and left windows shattered and numerous buildings bullet-ridden. Read More ›
A novel treatment called regulation of cues combined with behavioral weight loss (ROC+BWL) was more effective than standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing binge eating among veterans with overweight or obesity even 6 months after treatment ended, particularly for veterans with binge eating disorder, according to recently published study data. Read More ›
Do you discuss vacation plans with your patients? Read More ›
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has implemented regulatory controls on weight-loss medication coverage. Read More ›
Are you getting questions from patients who have newly enrolled in TRICARE? If so, the organization has recently issued a statement to help you respond to questions from newly enrolled uniformed service members and their families. Read More ›
Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced that their total projected amount of layoffs to the staff is 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, down from the 80,000 it initially announced at the beginning of the year. Read More ›
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently noted in a statement that they were partnering with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to eliminate instances in which both agencies may be billed for the same healthcare episode. Read More ›
Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced they will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) program, which makes infrastructure improvements to healthcare facilities to ensure safe and effective patient care. Read More ›
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently terminated collective bargaining agreements for most VA bargaining-unit employees, following an executive order enacted earlier this year by President Trump that excludes certain federal agencies from labor-management relations programs. Read More ›
The FDA has approved Novavax’s Nuvaxovid vaccine, which includes a proprietary adjuvant for prolonged immunization and response against severe acute SARS-CoV-2 based on study data that were captured from approximately 17,000 adults. Read More ›