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(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA is mandating all soccer players take hydration breaks to protect them from the threats of extreme heat. But the new rule has sparked criticism from two very different...
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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurologic disorders may run both ways, a large retrospective study of U.S. military veterans suggested. Older adults with TBI were more likely than those without TBI to...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Public health surveillance tactics in place for the FIFA World Cup identified and confirmed a gastrointestinal virus surge in a host city. The Health Security Operations Center (HSOC) has been leading an independent and collaborative...
Read full article →Regulators are locking in new 2026 stars for plans if they’re higher under the new methodology. But the recalculation basically results in no change to average star ratings unless you’re Clover, analysts say.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- For more than a dozen years, I served on federal scientific review panels. My colleagues were serious, conscientious, and deeply knowledgeable in their fields. But the process was also far less mechanical, objective, and insulated...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Dear FIFA, can you schedule matches around my clinic hours? Pain management doctor Jeffrey R. Prinsell Jr...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- One of the most exciting elements of our future healthcare system is the reduction of administrative load, and particularly, documentation burden. It is not difficult to see why: 21% of physicians report spending more than 8...
Read full article →Joint Commission leaders break down the standards group’s new AI certification, explaining how it’s designed to work for everyone from major health systems to small rural clinics.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Dr. Alexander Wiseman and Dr. Carrie A Schinstock are paid partners of Biogen. In addition, Dr. Schinstock is a principal investigator for ongoing research in AMR and MVI. Each year, approximately 23,000 people in the U.S. are...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Twannetta Weaver felt like she made the responsible choice when she enrolled in a high-deductible health insurance plan through her employer, an option that avoided high premiums and allowed her to save for retirement. Then...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A study in Gut found that red wine may be associated with a lower risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). But drinking roughly two alcoholic beverages a day was linked with a 10% to 30% higher risk of pancreatic cancer, a...
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