Scientists Closer To Creating A Fully Synthetic Yeast Genome
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists have taken another important step toward creating different types of synthetic life in the
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Health Care – General
Senators take aim at surprise billing for colorectal cancer screenings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. senators are banding together to protect seniors from surprise billing after a
Read MoreVerma Advancing
On Thursday, the Senate voted 54-44 on advancing President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Read MoreWhat Hospitals Waste
(By Marshall Allen for ProPublica, published March 9, 2017) Just outside Portland, Maine, there’s a 15,000-square-foot warehouse that’s packed with
Read MoreExpanding Mental Health Care for Vets
Beginning this summer, the Department of Veterans Affairs will offer urgent mental health care to thousands of former services members
Read MoreQuarter of a Trillion Dollars
The Alzheimer’s Association annual cost estimate of providing care for Americans with Alzheimer’s disease has hit more than a quarter
Read MoreAre Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says
(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Consultations with doctors by phone or video conference
Read MoreAttitudes about healthcare use, trust vary between generations: 4 survey findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Individuals in different generational segments — whether they be Baby Boomers, Generation X
Read MoreDid You Get Bit By A Lyme-Infested Tick? Here’s What To Do
(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) This spring and summer may be a doozy for Lyme disease, at least in parts
Read MoreSome Melanoma Survivors Are Still Getting Too Much Sun Exposure
(By Katherine Hobson for NPR) People who have survived melanoma were more likely to protect themselves from sun exposure than
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