Insured adults are seeing their primary care physicians less, study finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Office visits to primary care physicians are declining among adults with employer-sponsored health
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FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will seek a ban on the
Read moreProtesters take anger over insulin prices to drug makers, some bearing children’s ashes
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) On Mother’s Day, Nicole Smith-Holt, whose son died last year after rationing his insulin, protested
Read moreSinging may provide benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease
According to new data from Iowa State University researchers, singing may provide benefits beyond improving respiratory and swallow control in
Read moreNerve transfer surgery helps pediatric patients walk again
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) When 8-year-old Brandon Noblitt became wheelchair bound in 2016 due to acute flaccid
Read morePricey Precision Medicine Often Financially Toxic For Cancer Patients
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) When Kristen Kilmer was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer at age 38, her
Read moreHeart failure study paused over concerns about disputed cell therapy papers
(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) A government agency has paused a clinical trial testing an experimental stem cell therapy in
Read moreA Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster
(By Anna Bolko-Weyrauch for NPR) When he was police chief of Stanwood, Wash., population 7,000, Ty Trenary thought rural communities
Read moreMethamphetamine Roils Rural Towns Again Across The U.S.
(By Frank Morris for NPR) The sharp rise in opioid abuse and fatal overdoses has overshadowed another mounting drug problem:
Read moreCOMPARISON OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRICES FOR TOP MEDICARE PART B DRUGS BY TOTAL EXPENDITURES
(Source – aspe.hhs.gov) The prices charged by drug manufacturers to wholesalers and distributors (commonly referred to as exmanufacturers prices) in
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