Will Medicare finally cover brain scans for Alzheimer’s disease?
The results from a $100 million study of more than 25,000 Medicare recipients will help Medicare officials decide whether to
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Ohio’s board of pharmacy bans hydroxychloroquine for use in COVID-19 patients
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio’s board of pharmacy has banned hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment. As of July 30, pharmacists
Read MoreIs there universal health insurance coverage with premiums people could afford?
With millions of Americans losing their jobs and their employer-provided health insurance as well, it is a good time to
Read MoreVA ICU treatment improves patient outcomes
When Navy Veteran Ralph Gervasio Jr. was admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Nashville VA Medical Center in 2017 for
Read MoreThe proposed regulations could affect HSA eligibility for some concierge care users
In the IRS recently proposed regulations dealing with direct primary care arrangements or more commonly known as “concierge care”, it
Read MoreCan a new blood tests predict Alzheimer’s 20 years before cognitive problems appear?
The Alzheimer’s Association finds nearly six million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s and their ranks are expected to
Read MoreWill Medicare Part B premiums be frozen?
In the proposed Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act relief bill, there is a provision that would
Read MoreFDA puts hand sanitizers on import alert, adds more to do-not-use list
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA has placed certain brands of hand sanitizer on an import alert as more
Read MoreTrump’s meeting with pharma execs canceled after drug lobbies refuse to show up
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Drug lobbies have refused to send any representatives to a White House meeting scheduled
Read MoreCovid-19 infections leave an impact on the heart, raising concerns about lasting damage
(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) Two new studies from Germany paint a sobering picture of the toll that Covid-19 takes
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