April 20, 2022
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Patients with cancer who have a poor prognosis may face obstacles in accessing critical pain medications.
April 18, 2022
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As personalized medicine grows, so does the need for specialized management of laboratory testing.
April 15, 2022
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Fabric Health is bringing healthcare services to laundromats in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Other organizations are using barbershops and churches to deliver healthcare services and messages.
April 14, 2022
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Although health systems say they deliver better health outcomes and lower costs, research on how physicians are compensated suggest otherwise.
April 13, 2022
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“The most remarkable change in patterns of health during the (past) century has been the largely successful conquest of infectious diseases,” wrote Allan Brandt, Harvard medical historian, in “No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880."
April 12, 2022
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Cuban, an investor on “Shark Tank” and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, has launched a namesake online pharmacy that says it will have transparent pricing and will bypass pharmacy benefit managers.
April 11, 2022
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Humans still have a role, but in a recent survey, about half of insurers said they are using AI to help cut down on fraud, waste and abuse.
April 10, 2022
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The race is on to be the first-approved Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Meanwhile, trials are underway to test statins and metformin as treatments for multiple sclerosis.
April 08, 2022
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A new kind of specialist is needed at academic medical centers to cope with public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic: physician-public health practitioners.
April 08, 2022
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Enrollment in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans has reached record levels, and the Biden administration is using those numbers to push for continuation of enhanced subsidies that have lowered premiums for the plans.
March 11, 2022
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Children with poor sleep had a 2.6-fold higher risk of developing adult insomnia, according to longitudinal research conducted by Penn State researchers.