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(By Erin Mershon for ST A T) WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has, for years, limited the amount
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(By April Dembosky, KQED for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Many of Ron Fleming’s fellow soldiers have spent
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(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose vote was pivotal in pushing the GOP tax
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If you missed Medicare open enrollment, which ended on December 7 th , there are some options still available to
Read MoreAHA calls on FDA to up its oversight on medical device security
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association penned a letter to the FDA’s Dockets Management
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(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told CBS-affiliate WABI5 Thursday she is certain the
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(By Rae Ellen Bichell for NPR) In the first century, a doctor called Aretaeus of Cappadocia described the rotting smell
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(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Shopping to update your coverage on the health insurance marketplace may be annoying
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(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Schenectady County, N.Y., is on track to pay 20 percent less on prescription
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