Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News on October 3, 2022) I woke up in a strange bedroom with 24
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Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News on October 4, 2022) After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled
Read MoreThe 10 drugs most likely to be the 1st negotiated by Medicare
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 30, 2022) The first drugs negotiated by Medicare are likely to
Read MoreTo prevent unnecessary biopsies, scientists train an AI model to predict breast cancer risk from MRI scans
By Jayne Williamson-Lee for Stat News on October 3, 2022 A biopsy that turns out to have benign results can
Read MoreDaily ‘breath training’ can work as well as medicine to reduce high blood pressure
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) It’s well known that weightlifting can strengthen our biceps and quads. Now, there’s accumulating evidence
Read MoreMedicare is using one of its biggest hammers to try to fix the dialysis system: how providers are paid
(By Isabella Cueto for STAT) Chronic kidney disease, already a problem affecting millions of Americans, is only expected to become
Read MorePrivate Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
(By Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) ST. LOUIS — Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy
Read MorePeople with autoimmune disease at higher risk of death by heart attack, study suggests
By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 15, 2022 Cleveland Clinic researchers found that people with an autoimmune disease are
Read MoreVirtual reality: Veteran on virtual trips around the world
By Steven Goetsch, Public affairs specialist, South Texas VA for VA News on Sept 15, 2022 The coronavirus pandemic plunged
Read MoreCongress needs to preserve seniors’ access to pharmacist care
By llisa BG Bernstein and Paul W Abramowitz for STAT News on Sept 15, 2022 Covid-19 demonstrated how quickly the
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