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STAT+: Hospitals could be Congress’ next target as GOP looks to extend Trump’s tax cuts

Republicans are looking for ways to pay for the cost of extending the tax cuts, estimated at $4 trillion over a decade.

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Electric Stimulation Comes Up Short for Motor Recovery After Stroke

(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- A course of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) did not help with post-stroke motor recovery when tested in a larger multicenter randomized trial.

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Lavar, secar, inscribirse: cómo obtener Medicaid… en la lavandería

Trabajadores, muchos de los cuales son bilingües, visitan lavanderías para establecer relaciones, generar confianza y conectar a las personas con la asistencia del gobierno

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Doctors, PAs, and Other Clinicians Unionize in Massachusetts

(MedPage Today) -- More than 230 clinicians at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) in Massachusetts won their union election and have received certification through the state Department of Labor Relation

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Gene Therapy May Be a Game Changer for Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia

(MedPage Today) -- The development and approval of gene therapies has been a potential game changer for patients with beta-thalassaemia who have been dependent on regular red blood cell transfusions

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Leaving Abortion to the States: A Broken Trump Campaign Promise

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump said the power to make abortion policies “has been returned to the states.

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New York Live Bird Markets Ordered to Close After Bird Flu Is Found

The order affects roughly 80 markets in New York City and in several nearby counties. Gov. Kathy Hochul described it as a “proactive” step to help curb the spread of bird flu.

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Cost of Better Survival; Good News for Cancer Vaccine; Big Scams on the Small Screen

(MedPage Today) -- Good news, bad news: People with cancer are living longer than ever, but many of them have to deal with long-lasting effects of the disease and treatment.

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VA Nurses Are in Short Supply. Unions Say Trump's Buyout Offer Could Make It Worse.

(MedPage Today) -- For the federal government's largest group of employees -- nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) -- the Trump administration's def

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Why Aren't More EDs Prescribing Medication for Elective Abortion?

(MedPage Today) -- Access to reproductive healthcare, especially for those seeking medication abortion for management of miscarriage or termination of pregnancy, has become a highly politicized issue

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