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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia has been confirmed as a source of the outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite...
Read full article →Lawmakers introduced or advanced a raft of health legislation this week in advance of the midterm elections.
Read full article →The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to defeat Democrats’ attempt to end WISeR, which some lawmakers argue is delaying care for seniors.
Read full article →On Thursday, a federal judge pressed pause on the CMS’ expansion of bare-bones catastrophic plans and other changes finalized in a rule this spring, saying they were likely to raise costs and hurt access.
Read full article →It's the latest evidence of rising spending in the drug discount program as regulators attempt to tamp down on growth in 340B.
Read full article →UnitedHealth’s profit spiked to $5.5 billion in the second quarter thanks to notable earnings recovery in its insurance and value-based care delivery businesses. The healthcare juggernaut delivered for investors, analysts said.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting suggested that circulating tumor (ct)DNA-based measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment may provide prognostic information for patients...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- As health officials track cyclosporiasis cases in multiple states, experts note that there are plenty of other parasites that people can contract from food. These fall into two main categories: protozoa -- like Cyclospora...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A new program to base Medicaid drug prices on the lowest drug prices in other countries -- known as "most favored nation" (MFN) pricing -- could result in substantial savings, researchers found. The payment model, known...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- As U.S. measles cases approach last year's record-breaking total, studies on South Carolina and Utah's large outbreaks showed cases of encephalitis and sepsis among the hospitalized patients. In both states, hypoxemia and pneumonia...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Blood test results helped primary care physicians diagnose Alzheimer's disease with nearly the same accuracy as specialists, a study of Swedish patients with cognitive impairment showed. Primary care physicians changed their...
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