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Looming financial pressures in the healthcare sector, including cuts to Medicaid, are contributing to the rising rate of bankruptcies, according to the report by Gibbins Advisors.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- For respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention, the long-acting monoclonal antibody clesrovimab (Enflonsia) was well tolerated among infants at increased risk for severe disease through two RSV seasons, a randomized clinical...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The new American cholesterol guideline would not make more Americans statin users per se, but instead shift the profile of people who should initiate lipid-lowering therapy to those younger and lower risk, research indicated...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) released updated guidelines and evidence-based recommendations to help people reduce their risk of cognitive decline and dementia. The guidelines apply to adults with normal cognition or mild...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- MONTREAL -- Gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) achieved stable vision and retinal anatomy for up to 5 years, with dramatic reductions in treatment burden, according to studies reported here...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A 6-month-old boy who experienced unexplained seizures was ultimately diagnosed with lead poisoning from a course of ancient Indian medicine. The week prior to landing in the hospital, the baby had been eating less and vomiting...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has performed autopsies in many high-profile cases, including that of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who singer D4vd is charged with killing, and the death of "Friends" star...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, including three dozen health workers, according to the country's Ministry of Health. (AP) Meanwhile, safety...
Read full article →The insurer, which disclosed the breach in a securities filing late last week, doesn’t yet know what type of data was exposed or how many people may have been impacted.
Read full article →The cyberattack follows Abbott’s recent $21 billion purchase of Exact Sciences. Abbott did not disclose what kind of information was accessed.
Read full article →Why leading Medicare Advantage plans are making care transitions a strategic priority.
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