ALS Patients To Gain Quicker Access To Disability Benefits And Medicare
(By Michelle Andrews for NPR) Anita Baron first noticed something was wrong in August 2018, when she began to drool.
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Health Care – General
X-rays could help detect early signs of heart disease, study finds
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) People with abdominal aortic calcification have a two- to four-times higher risk of
Read MoreDoes Medicare cover transplants?
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) almost 40,000 organ transplants took place in the United States in
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare suspends some prior authorization rules for hospitals
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare suspended some prior authorization requirements for in-network hospitals and in-network skilled nursing
Read MoreExercise is important for maintaining thinking skills
A new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found that getting at least an hour and 15 minutes
Read MoreMajority of breast cancer patients who opt to ‘go flat’ are satisfied with outcome, study finds
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly 74 percent of women who chose to forgo reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy
Read MoreParamedics partner with Wisconsin hospital to get heart attack patients straight to surgery
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Kenosha, Wis.-based Froedtert South Hospital partnered with local paramedics to implement “Straight to Cath”
Read MoreAverage life expectancy increases for fifth year in a row, CDC finds
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The average U.S. life expectancy rose from 78.7 years in 2018 to 78.8 years
Read MoreFDA OK’s new heart transplant method at Connecticut hospital
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA greenlighted a new heart transplant method for use in a clinical trial
Read MoreCleveland Clinic to launch breast cancer vaccine trial this spring
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cleveland Clinic will conduct a clinical trial for a breast cancer vaccine by spring
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