Ambitious ‘Human Cell Atlas’ Aims To Catalog Every Type Of Cell In The Body
(By Karen Weintraub for NPR) If you flip open a biology textbook or do a quick search on Google, you’ll quickly learn
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Lax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark
(By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network) The first man died in April 2014. Another
Read MoreUnitedHealth scoops up physicians in purchase of 63K-member plan
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group will acquire four clinics through its purchase of Peoples Health, a
Read MoreFour ways to get health coverage to cover the gap years
If you want to retire before age 65, finding affordable medical and dental insurance should be a critical part of
Read MoreWomen survive a heart attack more often when their doctor is female, study finds
(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) Much like shoes or skinny jeans, heart attacks can fit women a little differently
Read MoreGeneral Motors new direct-to-employer health insurance option
General Motors announced starting next year that it will offer a new “direct-to-employer” lower-cost health insurance option for their 24,000
Read MoreMedicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows
(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford
Read MoreCMS drops proposal to reduce public reporting of hospital infections, safety issues
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will publicly disclose hospital errors, injuries and infections it proposed removing from one of its
Read MoreHHS mulls changes to HIPAA
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS is considering changes to the way substance abuse and mental health information
Read MoreCould the Zika virus be used to kill deadly neuroblastoma cancer?
A doctor with Nemours Children’s Hospital says a new treatment with the Zika virus might be able to target tumor
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