Cancer Drug That Might Slow Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s Headed For Bigger Tests
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Scientists are hoping that a single drug can treat two devastating brain diseases: Parkinson’s and
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Experimental Stem Cell Treatment Leaves Three Women Blind
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) An experimental treatment — which blinded three women after stem cells from abdominal
Read MoreSticker Shock Forces Thousands Of Cancer Patients To Skip Drugs, Skimp On Treatment
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) John Krahne received alarming news from his doctor last December. His brain tumors
Read MoreHow Many Would Lose Health Coverage? It Depends On How You Define ‘Insurance’
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) When the Congressional Budget Office on Monday announced that the Republican plan to repeal and
Read MoreTwo Words Can Soothe Patients Who Have Been Harmed: We’re Sorry
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) When Donna Helen Crisp, a 59-year-old nursing professor, entered a North Carolina
Read MoreAmerican Health Care Act Will Restore, Protect, and Preserve the Doctor-Patient Relationship
(Source – www.hhs.gov) announcement Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., joined President Trump and Vice President Pence at
Read More7 states addressing surprise medical billing so far in 2017
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Legislators from seven states have proposed legislation in the first few months of
Read MoreAverage reimbursement rate for small hospitals, by region
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Small hospitals — those with less than 100 beds — in the Midwest
Read MoreSecretary Price Statement on CBO Report
(Sources – www.hhs.gov) – announcement Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., released the following statement today on the
Read MoreAverage reimbursement rate for large hospitals, by region
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Large hospitals — those with between 250 and 400 beds — in the
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