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(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- A new therapeutic approach to geographic atrophy (GA) showed promise for slowing disease progression, according to a preliminary clinical trial. The rate of GA lesion growth decreased by 54% after 6 months with...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Mental health experts warned that livestreaming the firing squad execution of former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, MD, who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base, could trigger post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A sizeable proportion of patients reported disrespectful or judgmental language in their medical records, a nationally weighted survey showed. More than one in six adults (17.1%) reported such language in their own medical records...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Benzodiazepine exposure in early pregnancy wasn't associated with congenital malformations, a large cohort study showed. Across more than 4 million pregnancies, children born to women who filled a benzodiazepine prescription...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer," Cleveland Clinic oncologist Christopher Wee, MD, and host John Mangels discuss how clinicians can guide patients through the initial complexities of a metastatic...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The news is full of predictions of the doomsday capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). One potential worry is the use of AI to design dangerous viruses. In fact, a recent article in Science showed that by using…
Read full article →It comes amid a broader crackdown on the ACA exchanges as the Trump administration continues its efforts to identify “fraud, waste and abuse” in federal programs.
Read full article →For a third consecutive quarter, the hospital industry has hosted multiple new transactions in which the smaller party's annual revenue exceeds $1 billion, per Kaufman Hall's quarterly report. The news comes alongside signs of worsening operating performance in August.
Read full article →The new offerings include “zero cost” prescriptions, expanded Centers of Excellence for rare conditions and paid NICU leave.
Read full article →Zocdoc acquired insurance technology company Sohar Health as it pushes to evolve beyond an appointment-booking marketplace into broader healthcare access infrastructure.
Read full article →Centene is aiming to simplify the prior authorization process with the launch of a new nationwide gold card program.
Read full article →Artificial intelligence compliance platform Readily raised $11 million in series A funding to support development of its enterprise oversight platform.
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