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Genetic tweaks to tuberculosis could speed up discovery of a new vaccine

(By Jonathan Wosen for STAT) “OK, smell this,” says Jeff Wagner, a Harvard postdoc of immunology and infectious disease. He’s

(By Charles Piller for STAT) SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a warehouse district here, a few young engineers fueled by

(By Darren Schulte, MD, CEO of Apixio for Becker’s Hospital Review) Today, many decisions made in medicine are based upon

(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Medicare launched a website aimed at helping families choose a hospice — but

(By Rob Stein for NPR) From the thirteenth floor of a glass tower at the Oregon Health & Science University,

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) A 50-page federal whistle-blower complaint accuses Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute and

If you are approaching your 65th birthday, you have an important decision to make – signing up for Medicare. If

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas legislation targeting balance billing will soon be implemented across the state, reports KWTX.

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching an investigation into why prices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatments

Mylan, the makers of EpiPen, and federal investigators finalized a $465 million settlement of charge the drugmaker avoided paying state