How Should Scientists’ Access To Health Databanks Be Managed?
(By Richard Harris for NPR) More than a million Americans have donated genetic information and medical data for research projects.
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Dialysis Industry Spends Big To Protect Profits
(By Harriet Blair Brown for Kaiser Health News) The dialysis industry spent about $2.5 million in California on lobbying and
Read MoreFeds Pave The Way To Expand Home Dialysis — But Patients Hit Roadblocks
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Home dialysis for older adults will become more common in the years ahead,
Read MoreHow to find low-cost or free dental, vision and hearing services that Medicare doesn’t cover
Medicare covers most health care services but as new users soon find out, it typically does not cover routine dental,
Read MoreTop U.S. medical centers roll out DNA sequencing clinics for healthy (and often wealthy) clients
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) Seizing on the surging popularity of at-home DNA testing kits, top academic medical institutions are
Read MoreDespite Failed Promises, Stem Cell Advocates Again Want Taxpayers To Pony Up Billions
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) Californians voted in 2004 to shell out billions of dollars in taxpayer
Read MoreWhat The Trump Home Dialysis Plan Would Really Look Like
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the “high, shrill” sound of
Read MoreTrump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Five years after Congress passed a law to reduce unnecessary MRIs, CT scans
Read MoreCMS finalizes long-sought rules for Medicare CAR-T coverage
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration finalized late Wednesday long-sought rules for when Medicare will cover
Read MoreSuperstar Athletes Popularize Unproven Stem Cell Procedures
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Baseball superstar Max Scherzer — whose back injury has prevented him from pitching for
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