Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests
By Will Stone for NPR on June 28, 2023 Back and neck pain afflicts millions of American adults, driving many to
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Health Care – General
Drugmakers Are Abandoning Cheap Generics, and Now US Cancer Patients Can’t Get Meds
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant
Read MoreVA hospitals outperform private sector in patient experience
By Audrey Bhullar, Public Affairs Specialist, Veterans Experience Office on June 20, 2023 Recent results from the Hospital Consumer Assessment
Read MoreDementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way
By Sara Boden, WESA on June 20, 2023 for Kaiser Family Foundation Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping,
Read More‘I don’t know of a time that was worse’: What to know about cancer drug shortages
By Mariah Taylor on June 15, 2023 for Becker’s Hospital Review A survey found 93 percent and 70 percent of
Read MoreHuntington’s spreads like ‘fire in the brain.’ Scientists say they’ve found the spark
By Jon Hamilton on June 19, 2023 for NPR Diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s are caused by toxic clumps
Read MoreAt Least 1.7M Americans Use Health Sharing Arrangements, Despite Lack of Protections
(By Markian Hawryluk for KFF Health News) A new report has provided the first national count of Americans who rely
Read MoreThe link between the ED, older adult delirium risk: 3 study notes
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) The longer an elderly patient’s emergency department stay is, the more likely they
Read MoreOptum home care program linked to fewer emergency, hospital visits for Medicare Advantage members: Study
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage patients who receive in-home health visits through the Optum HouseCalls program
Read MoreHow to protect yourself from poor air quality
(By Liz Baker, Life Kit for NPR) Hundreds of wildfires are burning right now in Canada, and the wind has
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