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Quality group endorses new contraception measures
For the first time, the National Quality Forum has included contraception measures in its portfolio of perinatal quality measures.
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CMS proposal seeks to stabilize individual insurance market
The proposal sets off President Trump’s efforts to reform Obamacare.
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Malpractice 2017: Do we need reform?
Data show that malpractice claims have decreased twofold and insurance premiums are down, but experts say national reforms are still needed to...
From the Journals
Scalp cooling reduces hair loss in 50% or more of women in separate studies
Scalp cooling resulted in significant reductions in hair loss in about half of all women who were treated before, during, and after chemotherapy...
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Lipid-lowering meds benefit some breast cancer patients
Patients with early-stage, hormone-receptor positive breast cancer who used cholesterol-lowering medication at baseline of a long-term randomized...
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Study highlights importance of genotyping in von Willebrand disease
Patients with genetically confirmed von Willebrand disease of this type have a relatively mild clinical phenotype.
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Five quick ways HHS Secretary Tom Price could change the course of health policy
These five actions would disrupt health policies currently in force.
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Doctors, drug reps, and free speech
What impact have recent court decisions had on physicians’ freedom of speech rights?
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Senate confirms Price as HHS secretary
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rep. Tom Price, MD, as secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services.
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Federal judge blocks merger between Anthem and Cigna
A federal judge has blocked health insurer Anthem from acquiring Cigna, ruling the merger would violate antitrust laws and stifle market...
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Increase in U.S. drug spending slowed in 2016
Increases in per-unit cost and utilization were both down last year, compared with 2015.