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At 88, this doctor won’t give up on a long-ignored treatment for strokes and heart attacks

(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) He’s a professor at Harvard Medical School, but in many ways, Dr. Victor Gurewich is

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Americans who experienced a “negative wealth shock,” or the loss of at least

According to an audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs to improve

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare will pay hospitals close to its standard mark-up rate for

Kindred Healthcare’s shareholders approved the sale of its home health business to Humana Inc. and a pair of private equity

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon and Walmart are both aiming to redesign how healthcare works in the

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on April 5 approved reducing payments for a

Majority of seniors rely on Medicare for their health care coverage in retirement. But do you know when you can

Scientists from Columbia University recently published a report showing new evidence that our brains continue to make hundreds of new

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Ohio Department of Insurance issued a bulletin April 4 to boost drug