Why Making A ‘Designer Baby’ Would Be Easier Said Than Done
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Scientists continue to speak out against the prospect of producing engineered embryos that could lead
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New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) The Trump administration issued a new rule Thursday that gives health care workers leeway to
Read MoreShort-Staffed Nursing Homes See Drop In Medicare Ratings
(By Jordan Rau and Elizabeth Lucas for Kaiser Health News) The federal government accelerated its crackdown on nursing homes that
Read MoreWhy hospitals are adding ER cubicles
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. hospitals are designing more compact exam and treatment areas in their emergency
Read MoreUnderstanding Medicare’s benefits and costs
Medicare covers more than 59 million Americans, but some people are still confused about how the program works. If you
Read MoreFixing a ‘market failure’: To develop new antibiotics, upend the incentive structure, experts urge
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) LOS ANGELES — Superbugs, and our dwindling arsenal of drugs that can successfully combat them,
Read MoreCBO’s Report On Single-Payer Health Care Holds More Questions Than Answers
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Progressive Democrats have rallied around “Medicare-for-all,” a single-payer health plan popularized by Sen.
Read MorePharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare Patients and Physicians
(Source – www.justice.gov) The Justice Department announced today that US WorldMeds LLC (USWM) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to
Read MoreFeel the pressure—blood pressure, that is
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) About 1 in 3 U.S. adults have high blood pressure—and you could be one of them. If
Read MoreHow Did We Get Here? 7 Things To Know About Measles
(By Jonathan Lambert for NPR) Americans could be forgiven for not knowing that much about measles. After all, it’s been
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