The places in America where seniors are most — and least — likely to take their blood pressure meds
Your ZIP code can signal a lot about your health — including how consistent you are in taking your pills.
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Health Care – General
Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures
(By Audie Cornish for NPR) For students starting medical school, the first year can involve a lot of time in
Read MoreAlmost 13 Percent of U.S. Adults over 20 have Diabetes
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 12.6 percent of U.S.
Read MoreHHS rolls out $3.2M to create registry of Flint residents exposed to lead in water crisis
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Michigan State University in East Lansing will receive $3.2 million from HHS
Read MoreBanner Health opens 3 clinics at Arizona grocery stores
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Phoenix-based Banner Health will open retail-based clinics in three Safeway grocery stores in
Read MoreWhen Wounds Won’t Heal, Therapies Spread — To The Tune Of $5 Billion
(By Marisa Taylor for Kaiser Health News) PHILADELPHIA — Carol Emanuele beat cancer. But for the past two years, she
Read MoreThe FDA wants to cut cigarettes’ nicotine levels. Will that help people quit?
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) For the first time in history the Food and Drug Administration plans to regulate the
Read MoreScientists Still Seek A Reliable DUI Test For Marijuana
(By Rae Ellen Bichell for NPR) This spring, 16 state patrol officers from Colorado and Wyoming took a couple days
Read MoreAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology: Bundled payments don’t control cancer drug costs
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Society of Clinical Oncology urged against using bundled payments to control
Read More246 Billion in Shoppable Services Last Year
The Health Care Cost Institute found that 47 percent of the $524.2 billion spent on health care by individuals with
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