When was the last time you had to fill a prescription? For many people, accessing a pharmacy is as easy as taking a short drive or a quick walk, but for others, the nearest pharmacy might be miles away, making it difficult ...
Sep 27, 2023
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It's been adopted more regularly across U.S. health care systems—vertical integration is when physicians work directly for hospitals rather than independent practices. The intention is to have positive outcomes for patients, ...
Aug 31, 2023
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UCLA researchers find that they can electronically recruit patients for biomedical research at rates up to 40 times higher than the traditional method of patient portal messages by embedding study recruitment into the pre-appointment ...
Aug 25, 2023
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COVID-19 booster vaccination rates around the world are low, even though they are the best source of protection against serious illness or death. Is the key to greater uptake a matter of more education? More community outreach? ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, a large federal safety-net program, are financially incentivized to prescribe original biologic drugs to prevent and treat diseases in lieu of cheaper generic-like ...
Jun 21, 2023
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The report from the Colorado Division of Insurance found that more than 1.7 million Americans rely on sharing plans and that many of the plans require members to ask for charity care before submitting their bills.
Jun 19, 2023
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A program nudging emergency department clinicians to identify and treat opioid use disorder was found to double assessment for opioid withdrawal and increase initiation of evidence-based treatment, a new study from the Perelman ...
Jun 19, 2023
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A new study of food consumer shopping behaviors has found that when faced with a choice—lower prices or healthier foods—they will likely choose lower prices.
Jun 9, 2023
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Cardiovascular disease—the thickening and hardening of arteries causing increased risk of strokes and heart attacks—is the No. 1 cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. High cholesterol is ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Well-being at work is being taken more seriously by many businesses these days. After all, recent research has shown that more than a quarter of Generation Z workers—those born between 1997 and 2012—seek out workplace ...
Apr 20, 2023
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