$1 a Minute Doctor Visits
Dr. Samuel Williams has an innovative idea for making health care accessible to low-income populations, that is, if approved by
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Drugmakers Help Turn Patients With Rare Diseases Into D.C. Lobbyists
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) WASHINGTON — Wearing a blue T-shirt and worn jeans, Marc Yale stood near
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Are you aware there are three programs referred to as the Medicare Savings Programs that may help you with your
Read MoreAnother Circle Of Hell: Surviving Opioids In The Fentanyl Era
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) There’s a clear culprit in the rising drug overdose death count in
Read MoreThis community has slipped through the cracks of the US health care system
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Thousands of people in this northwestern corner of Arkansas, many of them
Read MoreOrgan donor match website connects man with strangers for 2 kidney transplants
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While the average wait for a kidney transplant on the national deceased donor
Read MoreTrying to Curb Medicare Part B Drug Costs
On Thursday, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted 15-0 to recommend that Congress enact new drug reimbursement laws through several
Read More6 key facts on antibiotic resistance
(By Mary Rechtoris for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rapidly increasing antibiotic resistance worries researchers spanning the globe as antibiotic-resistant infections impact
Read MoreHow Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
(By David Greene for NPR) A surprising medical finding caught the eye of NPR’s veteran science correspondent Richard Harris in
Read MoreRecall Alert: Medical Device
On Thursday, Medtronic Plc said it was conducting the voluntary recall due to an issue that can occur after implantation,
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