Antisense therapy
A new approach to killing C. difficile, the most common hospital-acquired bacterial infection in the US, is called antisense therapy.
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Author: Eileen Cook
The high cost of healthcare in retirement
Rising healthcare costs are an ever-growing source of concern for many current and future retirees. Retiree healthcare expenses are expected
Read MoreHealthcare execs wary, but willing to give Medicare Advantage plans a shot
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A number of U.S. health system executives plan to implement Medicare Advantage
Read MoreWhy Grandmothers May Hold The Key To Human Evolution
(By John Poole for NPR) A hunter with bow and arrow, in a steamy sub-Saharan savannah, stalks a big, exotic
Read MoreAs opioids legislation gains steam, efforts to address crisis collide with moneyed interests
(By Lev Facher for ST A T) WASHINGTON — As legislation to address the opioid epidemic gains momentum, drug makers,
Read MoreHHS To Allow Insurers’ Workaround On 2019 Prices
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Federal officials will not block insurance companies from again using a workaround to
Read MoreFewer medical mistakes saved hospitals $2.9B from 2014 to 2016
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The rate of hospital-acquired conditions, including infections, injuries from falls and harm
Read MoreFact Sheet: Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
(Source - home.treasury.gov) Washington – Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issued their annual financial review of
Read MoreMedicare Financial Outlook Worsens
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Medicare’s financial condition has taken a turn for the worse because of predicted
Read MorePrice Check On Drug Ads: Would Revealing Costs Help Patients Control Spending?
(By Julie Appleby and Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) President Donald Trump wants to control spending on drugs. One
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