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New risk calculator could change the aspirin, statins, and blood pressure medications some people take

(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) More than 11 million people may need to reconsider taking medications to avoid heart attack

(By Rob Stein for NPR) Doctors at the National Institutes of Health say they’ve apparently completely eradicated cancer from a

In a recent report from Modern Healthcare, insurers are increasing their efforts to buy medical practices or going after outpatient

(By Casey Ross for STAT) Immunotherapy is a source of great hope in cancer care. It has rescued some patients from

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will delay implementing a controversial emergency room

In a recent government report, Medicare recipients filled fewer prescriptions for pricey brand-name drugs but spent more on such meds

(By Sara Kiley Watson for NPR) For many breast cancer patients, one of the most difficult treatment decisions is whether

(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) CEDARVILLE, Calif. — Beau Gertz faced a crowd of worried locals at

(By Barak Richman and Kevin Schulman for STAT) Pharmacy benefit managers, which long ran under the public radar, now have

(By Richard Harris for NPR) If you go to the hospital for medical treatment and scientists there decide to use