Medications

Study: Anti-obesity medications could be sold for lower prices

New research shows that several anti-obesity medications could be manufactured and profitability sold worldwide at far lower estimated lower prices compared to their high costs, according to a new study in Obesity, The Obesity ...

Radiology & Imaging

Deductible, co-pay may lead women to skip breast follow-up

Researchers who surveyed women attending breast cancer screening appointments found that one in five is likely to skip additional testing after an abnormal finding on their mammogram if there is a deductible or co-payment, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

A model for behavioral–physical health integration

Experts from UPMC Health Plan and Community Care Behavioral Health Organization recently published a state mental health policy description that shows how Pennsylvania's county-based model of Medicaid behavioral health managed ...

Overweight & Obesity

Obesity risk may pass from mothers to daughters

Women with obesity may share risk for the disease with their daughters, but not their sons, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Medical economics

Tackling concussion in contact sports head on

Over the years, the focus of injury from sporting contests has broadened from immediate physical health risks to include long-term and long-latency injuries caused by concussions and repeated head trauma.

Medical economics

US leads world in health care spending yet key health outcomes lag

The U.S. spends as much as three times more on health care per person as other high-income countries, yet residents are often less likely to visit doctors, according to a report that highlights poor returns for the nation's ...

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