FluMist is back: Vote reopens the way to wider use of popular vaccine
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) FluMist, the only non-injected flu vaccine licensed in the United States, has regained a place
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Cerner integrates Surescripts for prescription drug price transparency
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cerner is bringing Surescripts’ Real-Time Prescription Benefit tool to its Millennium EHR to
Read MoreMedtronic’s new business model: You only pay if it works
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak, PhD, is taking the medical device company in a
Read MoreHere are 20 health organizations that received the most NIH funding in 2017
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, University of California San Francisco and Ann Arbor-based University
Read More3 things states should know about the future of value-based payment models under Trump
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many states put value-based payment models on hold after the election of President
Read MoreDoctors In China Lead Race To Treat Cancer By Editing Genes
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Shaorong Deng is sitting up in bed at the Hangzhou Cancer Hospital waiting for his
Read MoreTrump Administration Proposes Rule To Loosen Curbs On Short-Term Health Plans
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up
Read MoreBad Bedside Manna: Bank Loans Signed In The Hospital Leave Patients Vulnerable
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Laura Cameron, then three months pregnant, tripped and fell in a parking lot
Read MoreMore skin in the game is working to hold down overall U.S. health care spending
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) team of actuaries and economists say, the effort to make
Read MoreHow Long Are You Contagious With The Flu?
(By Madeline K. Sofia and Meredith Rizzo for NPR) It’s shaping up to be one of the worst flu seasons
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