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Biden set to name new CDC director
A former Obama administration official with extensive experience in federal and state health services could be the next leader of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jun 2, 2023
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Medications
Medicare will cover new class of Alzheimer's drugs if fully approved by FDA, with limits
Medicare will soon cover a new class of Alzheimer's drugs if they receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with some key limits.
Jun 2, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
U.S. nursing homes fail to report many serious falls, bedsores: Study
A federal website intended to help people choose a nursing home not only contains inaccurate information, but those inaccuracies appear to be at least partially driven by race, a new study reports.
May 25, 2023
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Addiction
NJ Medicaid reforms tied to increased use of opioid addiction treatment
Reforms to New Jersey's Medicaid program successfully spurred ongoing increases in buprenorphine prescriptions for the treatment of opioid addiction, according to a Rutgers analysis.
May 19, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Trans identification not tied to worse pregnancy outcomes
Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse (trans) identification at the time of delivery is not significantly associated with severe parental morbidity or preterm birth, according to a research letter published online May ...
May 17, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Infertility is common in the US, but insurance coverage remains limited
Jessica Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment.
May 16, 2023
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Health
Ranks of U.S. uninsured fell by 18% during COVID pandemic
Public health officials announced Tuesday that a lot fewer Americans were without health insurance after the COVID-19 pandemic than before it.
May 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The COVID 'emergency' is over. Here's what you need to know
While the official COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, the virus hasn't disappeared.
May 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
11 things to know now that COVID-19 isn't an 'emergency' anymore
Life has changed forever because of COVID-19, and the virus is still spreading, and still causing serious illness or significant disruption of 'normal' life.
May 11, 2023
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Medical economics
Researchers describe urgent need for data on quality of care offered by Medicare Advantage plans
As Medicare Advantage plans enroll more and more patients with serious illness, it is not clear how well the plans take care of these patients, Mount Sinai researchers say in a Perspective piece published today in the New ...
May 9, 2023
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