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Where Does Alzheimer’s Treatment Go From Here?
(By Bret Stetka for NPR) In a disappointment to Alzheimer’s patients and researchers, drugmaker Eli Lilly said in late November
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(By Benedic N. Ippolito and Jeffrey Clemens for AEI) While headlines fixate on the future of the Affordable Care Act’s
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(By Charlotte Huff for STAT) CHILDRESS, Texas — To get to the hospital, you drive. And drive. It’s 220 miles
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(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shared a Nobel Prize for her research on telomeres — structures
Read MoreRepublicans Take The First Step To Repeal Obamacare
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Lawmakers returned to Washington and wasted no time getting to work on the repeal of
Read MoreBundled Payments Work, Study Finds, But HHS Nominee No Fan
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) A recent change in the way Medicare pays for joint replacements is saving
Read MoreNew Nursing Home Rules Offer Residents More Control Of Their Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) About 1.4 million residents of nursing homes across the country now can be
Read MoreFlu activity on the rise in the US, CDC says: 6 thing to know
(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review) Though the flu season started slow in October, influenza activity has been increasing
Read MoreBlock Grants for Medicaid
In the Forbes’ Opinion column, Sally Pipes, President of the Pacific Research Institute, writes “Medicaid Endangers Lives; Block Grants Can
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