November 2018 – Page 3 – medicarereport.org

NPs, PAs provide same care quality as physicians for diabetes patients, study finds

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Diabetes patients who receive primary care from nurse practitioners and physician assistants have

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) HONG KONG — A Chinese scientist’s claim that he used the genome editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 to alter

According to a recent survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute and The Harris Poll, it found although 86 percent of older

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) In recent years, places such as Memphis and Phoenix had withered into health

(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Every plant, animal, and fungus is made up of an intricate amalgam of cells. Each

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When biopharma company Amarin teased its latest clinical trial results this fall, it

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Don’t procrastinate. Most consumers who buy their own insurance on the federal health

(By Marshall Allen for NPR) Last March, Tony Schmidt discovered something unsettling about the machine that helps him breathe at

A coalition of six hospitals reported in January 2018, that they would launch a generic drug company to address drug