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(MedPage Today) -- This year, California is looking at a way to hold hospitals and insurers accountable for how fast healthcare spending grows. California accounts for roughly one out of every eight healthcare dollars spent nationally. By California...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Two-year results from the phase III Vibrance-MG study presented at the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine annual meeting showed that the benefits of nipocalimab (Imaavy) were sustained in adolescents...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A CT classification system appeared to distinguish patients safe for early discharge from the emergency department after traumatic brain injury (TBI) despite a positive head CT, a large observational study showed. It's standard...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- An oral enzyme supplement appeared to reduce symptom severity for adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a prospective, single-arm study showed. Among over 400 patients taking the enzyme blend targeting FODMAPs (fermentable...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Republican officials and conservative social media users spread unfounded rumors in recent days that state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in a competitive Texas Senate race, had suffered a mental health crisis....
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Actress Selma Blair, who has multiple sclerosis, was accused of kicking a nurse at a hospital following an alleged assault of two flight attendants on a flight from...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- Cardiac microcurrent (C-MIC) therapy may have great promise in heart failure (HF) -- almost "too good to be true," according to early studies. With accruing evidence, C-MIC therapy met more objective criteria...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- Artificial intelligence (AI) has its benefits in the healthcare sphere, but there are also pitfalls to watch out for, one expert said here at the Association of Health Care Journalists Fall Summit. "Digital...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- N-acetylcysteine (NAC) treatment led to changes in functional connectivity and cerebral glucose metabolism in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a small randomized trial suggested. The study aimed to assess oxidative stress...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Nearly three-quarters of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who underwent assisted reproductive technology (ART) were able to achieve pregnancy, according to prospective data from a cohort study. Among 52 women who...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- CVS Pharmacy and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday...
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