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‘It didn’t use to be like this’: woeful US healthcare system exposed by CEO killing

Americans describe treatment denials, hidden costs and deceptive practices when filing claims with insurersSince the fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, polarised discussions a

CAR-T Warning for Secondary Malignancies: Warranted or Not?

(MedPage Today) -- Early in 2024, we reported on the FDA's call for new boxed warnings on the labeling of all approved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for the potential risk for seco

Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’

As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officerDame Sally Davies has a straightforward message about th

US teen drug, alcohol and tobacco use continues to decline

Record numbers of teens now abstain, a trend starting during the Covid pandemic and continuing to the presentDrug and alcohol use among teenagers has continued to decline, according to a new study, co

Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve

Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.

Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver | Sonia Sodha

Keir Starmer’s government can’t leave the urgent question of how social care will be funded to yet another commissionPoliticians from different parties offer up their ideas at election time, citiz

Start the rebuilding work, Keir Starmer, and show us you’re different to the last bunch of cowboys | Isabel Hardman

Setting up yet another commission on social care is an extreme example of Labour putting off the promised urgent repairsIs this really going to be the year that the government “gets things done”?

Cash incentives for GPs under Labour’s radical plan to cut NHS waiting lists

Doctors will be given £20 each time they consult with a specialist to see if there is an alternative to hospital visitsGPs will be offered financial incentives to discuss with specialists whether pat

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What Happened to Patient Portal Messages After a Health System Billed for Them?

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