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WorldPingAnalysts say private deals involve drugmakers agreeing to lower prices in Medicaid, where prices are low, in return for no price cuts in Medicare.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingFor the first time since they began, the Ig Nobel Prizes, a satirical version of the Nobel prizes, is being held overseas.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingThe new DSM, expected in 2030, should address the digital environments of eating disorders patients, experts write.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingNHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingLucy Shepherd is one of 90 women to take part in a trial helping cancer survivors come off medication.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingOne menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
Where you live in early adulthood may quietly shape your heart health for decades. Researchers found that adverse neighborhood conditions were linked to a higher risk of coronary artery calcification in midlife, an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
Obesity appears to leave a molecular imprint on key immune cells that may persist for 5 to 10 years after weight loss.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
WorldPingHundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved one.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingThe NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Health
WorldPingA review of findings from a five-person committee is being sent to the ADA board for action, STAT has learned, but it appears unlikely to quiet the controversy.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPing“This is not a moment our community can afford to spend fighting itself,” writes American Diabetes Association CEO Charles “Chuck” Henderson.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
WorldPingDry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Health
WorldPingThe House voted to pass a stopgap funding bill that, for now, blocks a White House proposal to give political appointees more control over research grants.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
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