Gawande’s Goal Is Providing The ‘Right’ Health Care In New Venture By 3 Firms
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Atul Gawande, the famed surgeon-writer-researcher chosen to lead a joint health venture
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Scientists can track the spread of opioids in sewers. But do cities want to know what lies below?
(By Justin Chen for STAT) The French novelist Victor Hugo described the sewage system as “the consciousness of the city,”
Read MoreMedicare Part D beneficiaries are charged a variety of out-of-pocket expenses
Retirees pay for their prescription drugs with help of Medicare Part D. However, based on the policy you select, these
Read MoreUnlocked And Loaded: Families Confront Dementia And Guns
(By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) With a bullet in her gut, her voice choked with
Read MoreFDA approves country’s first medicine made from marijuana
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the country’s first drug derived from marijuana,
Read MoreNorth Carolina hospital charges man $1,011 for ‘free’ cancer screening
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) A North Carolina resident visited High Point, N.C.-based Bethany Medical Center for a
Read MoreDispelling some of the myths about Medicare
When Medicare was first enacted in 1966, only about half of the elderly U.S. residents had health insurance according to
Read MoreRx: Zucchini, Brown Rice, Turkey Soup. Medicaid Plan Offers Food As Medicine.
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) PHILADELPHIA — Feliciano Pagan stood at his front door when the MANNA food
Read MoreWe need more answers about immunotherapy for the elderly
(By Ankur Parikh for STAT) An old idea — using the body’s immune system to fight cancer cells, first proposed
Read MorePreventing hospital falls using AI
Falls are dangerous and costly. The average number of days that a fall adds to a hospital stay is 6.3
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