Project ECHO uses telemedicine to help rural remote providers
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) uses telemedicine to help rural and remote providers learn from specialist to manage
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A new Alzheimer’s drug, once worth billions, is headed for the trash
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Axovant Sciences (AXON), 2017’s most talked-about biotech company, is abandoning the drug that made it
Read MoreHHS Nominee Vows To Tackle High Drug Costs, Despite His Ties To Industry
(By Emmarie Hetteman for Kaiser Health News) Senate Democrats on Tuesday pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top health
Read MoreFee-for-service Medicare might provide better skilled-nursing choices for its beneficiaries
In a new study published in the journal Health Affairs suggests that fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare might provide better skilled-nursing choices
Read MoreDefending Against This Season’s Deadly Flu: 5 Things To Know Now
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Aja C. Holmes planned to go to work
Read MoreVA Clears The Air On Talking To Patients About Marijuana Use
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is how many veterans have approached health care conversations
Read MoreHospitals’ uncompensated care costs jumped to $38.3B in 2016: 3 findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals nationwide saw uncompensated care costs increase 7.3 percent in 2016, according an
Read MoreCRISPR hits a snag: Our immune systems may attack the treatment
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A new paper points to a previously unknown hurdle for scientists racing to develop therapies
Read MoreHow Medicare works with employer health insurance
In Karin price Mueller’s column, she answers a reader’s question on balancing employer health insurance plan and Medicare. Read her answer
Read MoreIs Alcohol A Problem? Online Tool Helps Assess Risk And Find Help
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) The thinking about problem drinking and alcoholism has changed. It’s no longer considered a black-and-white,
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