Understanding how Medicare works
According to a new study by the Nationwide Retirement Institute, 72 percent of older adults say they wish they better
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Month: July 2018
Signaling concern over industry funding, Congress presses for transparency at groups supporting NIH, CDC
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health has hit a series of ethical snags in
Read MoreJudge Blocks Kentucky Medicaid Work Requirement
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration decision allowing states to
Read MoreStudy finds obesity and aging linked to Alzheimer’s disease
A new study published in Physiological Reports suggests that when a high-fat, high-sugar diet that leads to obesity is paired
Read MoreAcceleron blood disease drug hits goal in pivotal clinical trial
(By Adam Feurerstein for STAT) Acceleron Pharma said Thursday that its experimental drug luspatercept significantly reduced the need for blood
Read MoreKentucky’s hep A outbreak ‘worst on record’
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) Kentucky public health officials confirmed 969 cases of Hepatitis A in the state
Read MoreHealth care costs in retirement
Tail risk is a catchphrase that Wall Street likes to use to label a dramatic outlier event that upends the
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