Medicaid savings possible with WHO essential medication list, study reveals
Jun 21, 2011
State Medicaid programs could lower costs by consulting the World Health Organization’s concept of “essential medicines” when determining which drugs to offer beneficiaries, a new study...
Government tells states they’ll pay $700 million less in clawbacks in 2006
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Haymarket Media
Feb 14, 2006
States could pay the government roughly $700 million less than anticipated this year in clawback payments, Michael Leavitt, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said. This disclosure...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, November 27
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 26, 2019
Lung cancer treatment should not be withheld for seniors aged 90+ … Poor hand hygiene may be biggest transmitter of superbug E.coli … Apple Watch electrocardiogram may help diagnose heart attack …...
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 05, 2021
B117 variant of SARS-CoV-2 up to 90% more transmissible; UK experts urge vigilance … Early evidence suggests smoking cessation drug may treat Parkinson’s … Scream, not swab: Dutch inventor hopes...
Scientists publish findings on what constitutes a ‘longevity’ diet
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 10, 2022
A century’s-worth of studies have helped researchers define a diet to help extend the life span. Adjustments should be made for older adults, they say.
Scientists predict new virus strain will worsen U.S. infection spike
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 15, 2021
Scientists are raising concerns that new genetic strains of SARS-CoV-2 will spark renewed outbreaks in the United States at a time when cases are already spiking.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, February 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2020
EMR records may be enough to predict dementia risk: study … New bill seeks additional oversight of Medicare hospice providers … Build-up of brain proteins affects genes in Alzheimer’s disease...
The road more taken
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2014
Conventional wisdom can be a reassuring thing. But sometimes it can be flat-out wrong. Consider 94-year-old Olga Kotelko.
Lung cancer mutation test approved
May 29, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given premarket approval to the cobas® EGFR Mutation Test from Roche Molecular Systems, creating a possible future option for metastatic lung cancer patients.
Drug prices outpace inflation, new study shows
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
Prices for brand-name drugs outpaced the rate of inflation over the past year, a new study shows.