Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’
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Terrifying Brush With Death Drives Doctor To Fight For Patients
Dr. Rana Awdish was completing a fellowship in critical care when she became critically ill herself. Now, she helps other doctors understand the patient’s perspective.
Wrecked And Retching: Obscure Vomiting Illness Linked To Long-Term Pot Use
Emergency room doctors are seeing a growing number of marijuana users with a mysterious condition that causes extreme vomiting and abdominal pain.
Frail Patients Losing Access To Dental House Calls
Dental hygienists who treat frail and elderly residents in nursing homes and other facilities are dropping out of California’s publicly funded dental program for the poor because of recent changes that cut their pay and create more administrative hurdles.
Arthritis Drugs Show How U.S. Drug Prices Defy Economics
Drugs that treat rheumatoid arthritis started out costing about $10,000 a year. Ten years later, they list for more than $40,000.
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Infection Lapses Rampant In Nursing Homes But Punishment Is Rare
A Kaiser Health News analysis of federal inspection records shows that nursing home inspectors labeled mistakes in infection control as serious for only 161 of the 12,056 homes they have cited since 2014.
Medicare Penalizes Group Of 751 Hospitals For Patient Injuries
Despite Compressed Sign-Up Period, ACA Enrollment Nearly Matches Last Year’s
FDA Chief Says He’s Open To Rethinking Incentives On Orphan Drugs
Children’s Insurance, Other Health Programs Funded — For Now — In Bill
Bonus Tucked Into GOP Tax Bill For Those Deducting Medical Expenses
Unregulated Herpes Experiments Expose ‘Black Hole’ Of Accountability
Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ 2017: The Year In Health Policy
Near Incineration Of Psychiatric Hospital Highlights Gaping Need For More Beds
The Long Goodbye: Coping With Sadness And Grief Before A Loved One Dies
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Pain Doctors Soak Up Profits By Screening Urine For Drugs
With the nation's opioid crisis, urine testing has become a booming business and is especially lucrative for doctors who operate their own labs, a Kaiser Health News investigation finds. And dozens of practitioners have earned "the lion’s share" of their Medicare income exclusively from urine drug screens.
