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SCOTUS Gives Mixed Signals on ACA's Preventive Care Coverage Mandate

(MedPage Today) -- The word "independence" was heavily featured in Monday's oral argument before the Supreme Court on a case questioning the legitimacy of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement th

Medicaid Often Restricts Access to Heart-Protective Diabetes Agents

(MedPage Today) -- Medicaid plans often put up barriers around newer classes of diabetes medications that offer cardioprotection, according to a national study of formulary policies as of March 2024.

More Pharmacies Offer to Speed Prescription Deliveries to Customers

(MedPage Today) -- America's two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep in as little as a few hours.

Common Intervention Lowers Dementia Risk, Trial Shows

(MedPage Today) -- Reducing hypertension dropped dementia risk by 15% in the open-label China Rural Hypertension Control phase III (CRHC-3) trial of nearly 34,000 people.

Supreme Court Wrestles With Challenge to Affordable Care Act Over Free Preventive Care

The justices heard arguments in a constitutional challenge to a task force that decides what treatments are covered at no cost.

U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to uphold ACA preventive care coverage mandate

With two conservative justices appearing skeptical of oral arguments against the mandate on Monday, it seems likely to withstand the challenge.

Women Don't Want AI as Sole Reader of Breast Cancer Screenings

(MedPage Today) -- Few women wanted artificial intelligence (AI) as the sole reader of their screening mammograms, according to a survey, though most respondents generally supported some use of the t

Wyoming clinic resumes abortions after judge suspends state regulations

State’s only clinic stopped operations in February after state laws sought to control licensing and requirementsWyoming’s only abortion clinic is resuming abortions after a judge on Monday suspend

Ob/Gyns Mostly Stayed Put After SCOTUS Overturned Roe, Study Finds

(MedPage Today) -- In the post-Roe v. Wade era, ob/gyns continued to practice in similar locations as before, according to a descriptive cohort study.

EEG-Guided Anesthesia Reduced Delirium in Young Kids Coming Out of Surgery

(MedPage Today) -- Electroencephalography (EEG)-guided management of general anesthesia in children ages 1 to 5 years reduced pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium (PAED), a randomized clinical tri

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