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Here’s who wins and loses in Democrats’ new prescription drug pricing deal

(By Rachel Cohrs for ST A T) WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats on Tuesday announced they had agreed to a broad

(By Juliette Cubanski and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 2, 2021) During the Medicare open enrollment period

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) If you’re buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you’re in luck this fall. After

(By Mario Aguilar for ST A T) Last month, surgeons implanted the first of a new, souped-up knee implant, developed

(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Of the dozens of patients Dr. Jim Yates has treated for covid-19 at

What do Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have in common? They are both common types of dementia with changes

(Source - blogs.va.gov) VA has extended the presumptive period to Dec. 31, 2026 for qualifying chronic disabilities rated 10% or

(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) William Stork needs a tooth out. That’s what the 71-year-old retired truck driver’s dentist told

(By Cynthia Cox, Krutika Amin, and Jason Millman for Kaiser Family Foundation published October 28, 2021) Many people who come

(NPR) A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing