The ‘Swiss Agent’: Long-forgotten research unearths new mystery about Lyme disease
(By Charles Piller for STAT) The tick hunter was hopeful he had found the cause of the disabling illness, recently
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Open Enrollment–Time to Re-Check Your Drug Coverage
The annual Medicare Open Enrollment period, which runs through December 7, provides an opportunity to re-examine your Part D drug
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Medicare expert Philip Moeller, in a post today on philly.com, provides a synopsis of several key areas where Medicare participants
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Todd Campbell of Motley Fool takes a look at the changes in store for Medicare Advantage participants in 2017 in
Read MoreDoctors’ Pay to beSubjected to Quality Measures, Says Medicare
With procedural changes designed “to reward quality, penalize poor performance and avoid paying piecemeal for services,” the Medicare Access and CHIP
Read MoreBudget Deficit Widens – Social Security & Medicare Cited
Citing higher spending on Social Security and Medicare as a driving force behind America’s fiscal imbalance, Reuters Washington Reporter Lindsay Dunsmuir
Read MoreA CRISPR-based fix for human sickle cells shows promise in mice
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Scientists have taken an important step toward using CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing to cure sickle cell disease1,
Read MoreObamacare “No Longer Affordable”
Mark Dayton, Democratic Governor of Minnesota, stated Obamacare is “no longer affordable to increasing numbers of people” and has “some
Read MoreGod and the genome: As scientists cross new frontiers, a geneticist seeks allies among the faithful
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) RANDALLSTOWN, Md. — Is the human genome sacred? Does editing it violate the idea that we’re made
Read MoreA big Alzheimer’s drug trial now wrapping up could offer real hope — or crush it
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Scientists at Eli Lilly are racing to wrap up a clinical trial on a drug
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