Canadian online pharmacy fined for selling counterfeit drugs
United States prosecutors have fined a Canadian online pharmacy $34 million for importing counterfeit drugs and unapproved pharmaceuticals into the
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HSA enrollment reached 21 million in 2017 and is expected to continue to climb
According to new research from AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans), high-deductible health plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HAS) enrollment
Read MoreMiniature human brains grow for months when implanted in mice skulls
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The mice behaved just like others of their kind, as far as scientists could tell,
Read MoreCMS extends MRI coverage for cardiac device patients: 3 notes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will now cover MRIs for Medicare beneficiaries with an implanted cardiac device without requiring
Read MoreSurvey finds boomers have no plan at all to handle unforeseen health-related expenses
A recent survey of non-retired Americans ages 50 and over by the NHP Foundation found 65 percent of boomers had
Read MoreRecent study finds that many ACOs may underutilize PCPs
A recent study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health shows that a large proportion of Medicare
Read More‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Joan Cousins was among a generation of young women who heard — and
Read MoreAnswers to Medicare questions
A recent Gallup survey found more than half of Americans worry a great deal about the availability and affordability of
Read MorePuerto Rico’s Slow-Going Recovery Means New Hardship For Dialysis Patients
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — As the cry of a rooster heralded the
Read MoreInnovative ways to pay for new antibiotics will help fight superbugs
(By Kevin Outterson for STAT) Antibiotics are the most important drug class in human history. Without them, minor infections like
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