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Comorbidities in Midlife Tied to Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Comorbidities in midlife were associated with a modestly higher risk of cancer overall and more strongly associated with a risk for multiple individual cancer types, according to a
Read MoreSTAT+: Study shows how UnitedHealth uses coding to rake in extra cash from Medicare Advantage
Health insurers in the Medicare Advantage business have a big incentive to diagnose their members with lots of health conditions.
Read MoreRFK Jr.’s Senate hearing on health department cuts to be delayed for weeks
HELP committee chair Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent an invite for April 10, but RFK Jr.'s attendance was not confirmed.
Read MoreAll ADHD Meds Tied to Small Blips in Blood Pressure and Pulse
(MedPage Today) -- People taking medications for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed small changes to their cardiovascular metrics -- and it wasn't just the stimulants to watch o
Read MoreWeedkiller maker asks U.S. Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer
Bayer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
Read MoreIntensive Coding by Medicare Advantage Plans Gleaned an Extra $33 Billion in 2021
(MedPage Today) -- Intensive coding by Medicare Advantage (MA) plans raised enrollees' risk scores and may have allowed companies to pocket tens of billions of dollars more than if traditional Medica
Read MoreWant to Fix U.S. Healthcare? Start by Redesigning Medicare, Expert Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Want to lower U.S.
Read MoreSTAT+: Trump gives major lift to 2026 Medicare Advantage payments
Insurance companies will get billions of dollars more from the federal government in 2026.
Read MorePrenatal Opioid Exposure Linked to Smaller Brain Volume
(MedPage Today) -- Opioid exposure in the second or third trimester was associated with smaller brain volumes in newborns, a prospective U.S. study found.
Read MoreWoman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth
Grace Davidson gives birth to baby Amy Isabel after receiving her sister’s womb in 2023Surgeons are hailing an “astonishing” medical breakthrough as a woman became the first in the UK to give bi
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