CMS: New rule to save Medicaid billions in drug payments
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Haymarket Media
Jul 10, 2007
A new rule designed to stop the federal government from making inflated drug reimbursements to state agencies will save billions of dollars, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced recently.
Longevity study contains flaws, geneticists say
Jul 12, 2010
A recent study in the journal Science, which found that centenarians likely share a particular set of genetic variants, had errors and its conclusions are suspect, a group of geneticists says.
Superbugs are more resistant
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
Multi-drug resistant superbugs, which can cause dangerous infections, are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants, according to an Australian study.
Seroquel generics okay, appeals court says
May 01, 2013
AstraZeneca is not entitled to more exclusivity with its antischizophrenic medication, an appeals court agreed last week. The company had claimed its drug, Seroquel, deserved another three-year extension...
Reader poll: What’s the one regulation or rule you dislike the most?
Jul 09, 2018
“Shared food. We can say you can bring it in, but then they [officials] say it has to be store bought. You can’t accept food from other homes. It has to be segregated from any other food. It’s...
Strength training reverses muscles’ aging process, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Jun 06, 2007
Weight training may actually make elderly muscles younger, a new study indicates.
Winners announced for Scheduler of the Year
Apr 11, 2017
OnShift has announced the winners of its annual Scheduler of the Year Awards last week.
Medicaid costs for antipsychotics to decrease as patents expire
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Aug 26, 2015
Expiring patents for blockbuster antipsychotic medications is expected to increase use of the drugs’ generic versions and save Medicaid billions of dollars annually, a new study shows.
Researchers discovers genetic link to common form of dementia
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Haymarket Media
Aug 02, 2006
A mutated gene has been linked to an inherited form of a common type of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, according to Canadian and American scientists.
Latest Alzheimer’s discovery looks like a real eye-opener
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
Extra sleep can help fruit flies overcome Alzheimer’s-like memory problems, according to new research out of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.