What side effects? Most consumers don’t read drug risk information
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) How much attention do people pay to the risk information for prescription drugs? If you
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Health Care – General
CMS releases MACRA final rule: 10 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) After a listening tour and nearly 4,000 public comments, CMS released the final
Read MoreInsurers pay more for multiple sclerosis drug because rebates don’t help, report says
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Drug makers may offer rebates to payers, but health plans continue to see notable increases
Read MoreSkeptics Question The Value Of Hydration Therapy For The Healthy
(By Taunya English for NPR) Yana Shapiro is a partner at a Philadelphia law firm, has an exhausting travel schedule
Read MoreYou Can Monitor Your Heart With A Smartphone. But Should You?
(By Erin Ross for NPR) Digital gizmos can monitor your heart, whether it’s a wrist-worn fitness tracker or a smartphone
Read MoreWaste from pharmaceutical plants in India and China promotes antibiotic-resistant superbugs
(By Henry A. Waxman and Bill Corr for STAT) Superbugs, disease-causing microbes that have mutated to become resistant to antibiotics,
Read MoreThe insulin market is heading for a shakeup. But patients may not benefit
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The insulin market, dominated by old drugs that have skyrocketed in price, is on the verge of
Read MoreThe ‘Swiss Agent’: Long-forgotten research unearths new mystery about Lyme disease
(By Charles Piller for STAT) The tick hunter was hopeful he had found the cause of the disabling illness, recently
Read MoreDoctors’ Pay to beSubjected to Quality Measures, Says Medicare
With procedural changes designed “to reward quality, penalize poor performance and avoid paying piecemeal for services,” the Medicare Access and CHIP
Read MoreA CRISPR-based fix for human sickle cells shows promise in mice
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Scientists have taken an important step toward using CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing to cure sickle cell disease1,
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