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Medicare ignored expert advice to cut tests for transplant patients: Report

Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to tests for transplant patients that could show…

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Science

Analyzing the progression in retinal thickness could predict cognitive progression in Parkinson’s patients

Although there are still some aspects pending confirmation for its use in the clinical setting, and its resolution needs to…

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Business

Wegovy eases heart failure symptoms for patients with diabetes: Study

Wegovy, the blockbuster weight-loss medication from Novo Nordisk A/S, eased heart failure symptoms for patients with diabetes in the latest large…

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Politics

Kansas Republicans advance bill requiring abortion providers to state reason for patient’s procedure

The Republican-controlled Kansas state Legislature passed a bill Tuesday requiring abortion providers to ask patients the reason for their procedure…

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Business

California doctors struggle to treat Medicaid patients because state rates haven’t gone up

When Hunter Morgan bought an optometry practice in Southern California three years ago, one of the first things he did…

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Science

Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn’s patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes

A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn’s disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients…

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CBD

Cannabis Enhances Sleep Quality in Insomnia Patients

A study published in the journal Brain & Behavior reveals that insomnia patients who use cannabis products experience sustained improvements…

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CBD

Primary Care Doctors Screen Patients for Anxiety and Depression

Primary care practitioners are increasingly screening for mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, which have seen a significant…

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Science

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Number of patients is expected to double due to long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Up to 80,000 people in Austria are estimated to suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS or myalgic…

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Science

Immune genes are altered in Alzheimer’s patients’ blood

A new Northwestern Medicine study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer’s patients is epigenetically altered. That…

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