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Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids contributed to more overdose deaths in 2016 than prescription painkillers

(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Synthetic opioids, particularly illicit fentanyl, contributed to more overdose deaths in the United States

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Maine advocacy groups, including the Maine Primary Care Association and Maine Consumers for

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to review a District of

The changes to insurance regulations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were supposed to drive young, healthy men with high

A new study shows American women who followed five “healthy lifestyle factors” lived about 14 years longer than women who

(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) Loneliness isn’t just a fleeting feeling, leaving us sad for a few hours to a

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When an inmate needs to see a medical specialist, getting that care can

(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fitbit and Google are putting their heads together to develop new consumer and

The Medicare modernization Act of 2003 shifted the way that Medicare Part B is funded by requiring high-income Medicare enrollees