Sick veterans demand medical coverage for illnesses caused by burn pits
(By Quil Lawrence for NPR) Army veteran Rafael Rivera didn’t always think much about his future or his health, especially
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The CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
(By Colleen DeGuzman for Kaiser Health News) When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated covid-19
Read MoreFor some patients, cardiovascular problems persist long after COVID
(By Will Stone for NPR) Robi Tamargo never worried much about her heart. The 61-year-old had started running competitively in
Read MoreWomen see more adverse events with chemotherapy and newer cancer treatments, study finds
(By Marcus A. Banks for STAT) When Crystal Ortner was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, her doctors decided to
Read MorePatients Divided Over Alzheimer’s Drug: Is It a ‘Risk I’m Willing to Take’ or Just a ‘Magic Pill’?
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) If you listen to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s disease advocacy organizations, you might
Read MoreCongress pitches bill to warn Medicare beneficiaries of late enrollment fees
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bill introduced in Congress would require the government to warn adults 60
Read MoreSacklers agree to $6 billion Purdue bankruptcy settlement over opioid crisis
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay up to $6
Read MoreSeeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill
Read More$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway
(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) Democrats in the Senate are primed this month to make their first attempt
Read MorePrices Increased Faster Than Inflation for Half of all Drugs Covered by Medicare in 2020
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 25, 2022) While momentum to enact the Build
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