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(By David Gorn, KQED for NPR) Dr. Lorraine Page, believe it or not, makes housecalls. One place she makes calls on is

Another night in the hospital: the unrelenting struggle of raising Brazil’s Zika babies

(By Melissa Bailey for STAT) RECIFE, BRAZIL — Baby Duda sat in bed, a pink barrette in her hair. She was

(By Spencer Phillips Hey and Aaron S. Kesselheim for STAT) The right treatment for the right patient at the right

(By Jessica Pupovac for NPR) Lead problems with the water in Flint, Mich., have prompted people across the country to

(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is announcing refinements

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) An advocacy group is urging the US Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department

(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers in Brazil who are trying to help people with spine injuries gain mobility have

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a key weapon used

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Instead of buying a health insurance policy to cover their workers, a growing

(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Retail titan Walmart uses its market dominance to inflict “ruthless,” “brutal” and “relentless”