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Cigna drops preauthorization for buprenorphine in treatment for opioid dependency
Addiction medicine specialists hail Cigna’s announcement that it will no longer require preauthorization for buprenorphine in patients with opioid...
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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about you and me. No, not being creepy. I meant all of us, vascular surgeons. Something might be wrong. I blame...
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Study finds nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in elderly safe
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in the geriatric population is safe, based on results from a study of national data.
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Therapy, methylphenidate combo proves best treatment of adult ADHD
VIENNA – The combination of methylphenidate and psychotherapy, be it group or individual, is now the best evidence-based treatment strategy in...
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Growth in hospital-employed physicians shows no signs of slowing
In July 2012, an estimated 95,000 physicians (26%) were hospital employed. By July 2015, that number grew to 141,000 (38%).
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A Quick Lesson on Bundled Payments
Bundled payment programs are the most visible of CMS’s episode payment models (EPMs)
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No longer a hand-me-down approach to WM
NEW YORK—Whole-genome sequencing has changed the entire approach to drug development for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), according to a...
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FDA clears analyzer for high-volume transfusion labs
Photo courtesy of PR Newswire and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics The US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for ORTHO VISION®...
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Age of blood doesn’t affect risk of death, study shows
Photo by Elise Amendola Results of a large, international study suggest the risk of death after transfusion is not significantly affected by the...
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Compound could treat a range of blood cancers
Image by Ed Uthman A new compound has shown promise for treating hematologic malignancies and other cancers, according to preclinical research...