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(MedPage Today) -- "Same disease, very different access." -- Fei Wang, PhD, of Breakthrough T1D in St. Leonards, Australia, discussing the state-by-state disparities in the U.S. in terms of type 1 diabetes incidence and access to pediatric endocrinologists...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A physician signs a progress note generated from an ambient recording. Another accepts a predictive risk score embedded in the electronic health record. A third submits an artificial intelligence (AI)-drafted appeal of an insurance...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night, and gets less sleep overall. At home he averages 7…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- We are living in truly unprecedented times. On August 10, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reshaping the nation's childhood immunization schedule, including directing HHS to pursue separate measles, mumps, and...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Editor's Note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. Lindsay Clancy searched online about...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Luigi Mangione's guilty plea Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolved one of two cases against him in the executive's death. He is scheduled to go on trial on state…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Health officials from California warned on the dangers of acquiring breast milk outside of vetted channels after multiple infants were potentially exposed to HIV from donor milk obtained via social media. It's unclear if infants...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Men with a higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods had a significantly higher risk for developing prostate cancer in a large study. (Florida Atlantic University) Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, credited for proving the link between...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. "Ferritin face" is one of the latest terms circulating on social media...
Read full article →Denials ranged from 2% to 25% among insurers last year, according to a KFF analysis of new prior authorization data that the CMS forced insurers to release.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Adding genomic testing to routine newborn screening identified children at increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, researchers found. By analyzing archived newborn dried blood spots from nearly 2,000 children...
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