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Health spending: Boomers will spike costs, but growing uninsured will soften their impact
CMS actuaries paint a complicated picture of health spending – and even predict a rise in physician wages.
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Diabetic kidney disease, retinopathy associated with PAD in patients with foot ulcers
Patients with diabetic foot ulcers have a high incidence of associated chronic vascular disease, including kidney disease, retinopathy, and PAD....
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McAneny: Transparency needed for meaningful talk on drug pricing
WASHINGTON – Transparency in marketing needs to be achieved in a way that does not hinder development of life-saving therapies, says AMA President...
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AACE/ACE algorithm provides practical clinical guidance on managing diabetes
Update provides new clinical guidance for managing diabetes and highlights obesity and prediabetes as underlying risk factors
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Lower prices drive OTC insulin sales at Walmart
Walmart pharmacy employees report more frequent daily sales than did staff at chain pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid).
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Hormone therapy in transgender individuals may up risk of CV events
“It may be helpful to reduce risk factors by stopping smoking, exercising, eating a healthy diet, and losing weight, if needed before starting...
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Culture change needed to improve gender inequalities in medicine
LONDON – A group of prominent female physicians and thought-leaders discuss cultural changes needed to address gender inequality in science and...
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FDA approves first interoperable insulin infusion pump
The Tandem Diabetes Care t:Slim X2 device is the first-ever interoperable, alternate controller–enabled infusion pump for insulin delivery in...
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Statin adherence lower in women, minorities
Women and minorities are significantly less adherent to statin medication, which is linked with an increased risk of hospitalization and death.
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ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
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Fund projects, not people to address gender bias in research funding
LONDON – Female investigators are less likely to secure research funding than men simply because they are women, according to research published...