13% of Americans live in county with shortage of primary care physicians
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty-four million people, or 13 percent of Americans, live in a county with
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Health Care – General
‘Predatory Bacteria’ Might Be Enlisted In Defense Against Antibiotic Resistance
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Here’s a bold idea to fight back against bacteria that can’t be stopped by antibiotics:
Read MoreAvoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths
(By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, jointly produced by Kaiser Health News
Read MoreHow 5 lawsuits could change US healthcare industry
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Senate Judiciary Committee began its confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as
Read MoreSurprise Medical Bills Are What Americans Fear Most In Paying For Health Care
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Unexpected medical bills top the list of health care costs Americans are afraid
Read MoreBezos backs startup aimed at delaying age-related diseases
( By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Among the investors backing Unity Biotechnology, a startup that aims to develop
Read MoreCalifornians Living Longer With Cancer — Some Longer Than Others
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) As he grew older, Dale Kunitomi paid closer attention to his health —
Read MoreCustomers like their brick-and-mortar pharmacies
Customers really love their pharmacies, and for reasons that could make it tough for Amazon to keep up – at
Read MoreThe Senate could soon pass an opioids package. But a new law is still a long way away
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate is likely to pass a comprehensive bill to address the opioid
Read MoreCDC: Uninsured rate remains flat at 8.8%
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The number of uninsured Americans in the first three months of 2018 was
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