Patients with feared superbug shed large amounts of it from their skin, study says
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) New research on a frightening new superbug confirms what scientists have both suspected and feared: Some hospitalized
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(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, And Anthony Damcio for Kaiser Family Foundation) The Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit has
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(By Anne-Marie Kommers for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seventy-one percent of the public says they have heard of and know the
Read moreTrump order on healthcare price transparency coming next week, Wall Street Journal says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order on healthcare price transparency
Read moreThese ten common health expenses standard Medicare does not cover
Medicare has a few restrictions on what it will pay for. So, to avoid unpleasant surprises, you should make sure
Read moreData Note: Public Awareness Around Antibiotic Resistance
(By Cailey Munana, Ashley Kirzinger, lunna Lopes, Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation) This data note examines
Read moreWhen There’s No Doctor Nearby, Volunteers Help Rural Patients Manage Chronic Illness
(By Maggie Mullen for NPR) Gary and Celeste Havener live 40 miles outside of Laramie in southeast Wyoming. They spend
Read moreSurgeons’ Opioid-Prescribing Habits Hard To Kick
(By Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) As opioid addiction and deadly overdoses escalated into an epidemic
Read moreFederally funded research drives nearly one-third of U.S. patents, report finds
(By Brittany Flaherty for STAT) As researchers bemoan cuts in federal funding for basic science, a new study of millions
Read moreSenate surprise-billing proposal features payment benchmark
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Senate health committee leaders have introduced a bipartisan legislative package that protects patients from surprise
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