Medicare drug program covers methadone only when prescribed for pain not for addiction treatment
Older Americans with Medicare drug coverage who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won’t cover: methadone. Experts
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Emerging Health Issues
Study: Nearly Three-Quarters Of Commonly Used Medical Scopes Tainted By Bacteria
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent
Read More3 ways to expand access to mental health care beyond adding more psychiatrists
(By Scott Breitinger for STAT) About once a shift, I see a patient who has been unnecessarily — and often
Read MoreSafety violations at PharMEDium worsen hospital painkiller shortage
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) An investigation of PharMEDium, a major compounding pharmacy, revealed safety violations are worsening
Read MoreNation’s Top Doc Wants The Overdose Antidote Widely On Hand. Is That Feasible?
(By Shefali Luthra and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) When Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory calling for more people
Read MoreIn a bid to promote stem cell therapies, health officials open a new door for promising contenders
HOUSTON — When someone experiences a severe head injury, it’s not just the initial blow that batters the brain. The
Read MoreWhy America’s physician shortage could top 120k by 2030: 5 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. could face a shortage of more than 121,000 physicians by 2030,
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s Optum throws support behind at-home lab test startup in $12M funding round
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum Ventures, an independent venture capitalist fund of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, led a $12 million
Read MoreFDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research
(By Marisa Taylor for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by
Read MoreScientists report our brains continue to make hundreds new neurons a day even after we reach our 70s
Scientists from Columbia University recently published a report showing new evidence that our brains continue to make hundreds of new
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