CMS issues ruling related to DOMA demise … President Obama criticizes Staples for approach to healthcare coverage … Glaucoma patients have better adherence with generic drug, study finds
Sending signals
May 07, 2008
Regenesis Biomedical has introduced the Provant Wound Therapy System. The product uses radio frequency signals to stimulate dormant cells. This approach helps facilitate wound healing, according to the...
Residents use flowers to bring joy to others
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2022
Though spring hasn’t officially sprung just yet, some Illinois long-term care residents are flowering others with joy.
Treatment patterns, not genetics, drive prostate cancer disparities, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
May 29, 2023
Prostate cancer, which affects 1 in 11 men aged 70 and older, has some of the largest disparities in outcomes across all cancer types, investigators say.
Also in the News for Wednesday, August 12
Aug 12, 2015
FDA approves generic of dementia med Namenda… Seniors at 54% higher risk for readmission after surgery … Drug used to treat liver disease could slow Parkinson’s
Authorities: Psychiatrist sent more than 50,000 fraudulent Medicare, Medicaid nursing home claims
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 20, 2012
A Chicago psychiatrist is accused of submitting $190,000 in false claims to Medicare and Medicaid and receiving kickbacks for prescribing antipsychotics.
Healthy lifestyle behaviors reduce dementia risk regardless of family history, study finds
By
Donna Shryer
May 21, 2021
Healthy lifestyle behaviors lower dementia risk, and that includes those with or without a family history for dementia, preliminary research from the American Heart Association has found.
Generic of Humalog insulin introduced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2019
Eli Lilly is planning to release a generic version of its Humalog insulin pen that’s half the price of the original, the pharmaceutical company said earlier this month. Insulin Lispro’s list price...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 05, 2023
Amazon Prime, GoodRx can save millions on generics … Cognitive deficits after COVID-19 linked to clotting proteins … Mushroom component in psilocybin helps depression, study finds … Some airports...
Woman pleads guilty in Medicare genetic testing scheme targeting seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2016
As interest in genetic testing rises, one woman faces 10 years in prison for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme that lured seniors into unnecessary genetic testing.