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To tame prescription prices, HHS dips a toe into drug importation stream
Drug prices in the United States have continued to rise and more than 80% of Americans say the government should take action.
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Study supports meningococcal B vaccine in children with rare diseases
Its strength held up in children with asplenia and splenic dysfunction but flagged in complement deficiency
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CMS to resume risk adjustment payments for 2017
The program uses statewide average premiums to draw money from health insurance plans with few high-need patients and funnels it to those with...
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DTPa-HBV-IPV/Hib in infancy maintains lasting immune memory against HBV in teens
MALMO, SWEDEN – “We saw a clear fantastic anamnestic response.” – Tino F. Schwarz, MD.
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People with HIV develop more frailty despite treatment
AMSTERDAM – Middle-aged and elderly people with HIV developed more frailty than did similar uninfected people, and frailty predicted worse...
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Timely culture reports lower LOS for neonatal fever
ATLANTA – Hospital’s procedural changes resulted in no increase in sepsis readmissions.
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Short-course IV antibiotics okay for newborn bacteremic UTI
ATLANTA – There were few recurrences, no meningitis.
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Incident heart failure linked to HIV infection
AMSTERDAM – Medical records from a large U.S. health system suggest that incident heart failure independently links to HIV infection.
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Antibody cleared amyloid plaques, slowed cognitive decline
And claims that cannabis relieves noncancer pain go up in smoke.
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CMS proposes site-neutral payments for hospital outpatient setting
Site-neutral payments could save the government – and patients – money on every visit.