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These challenges could delay brain-computer interfaces from becoming a reality for patients

A new report from the Government Accountability Office offered policy suggestions for Congress and federal agencies to make brain-computer interfaces a reality for patients.

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Remembering Marie Manthey, a Creator of the Primary Nursing Model of Care

(MedPage Today) -- Marie Ellen Manthey, MSN, one of the creators of primary nursing, a system of nursing care delivery, died on Dec. 12 at her home in Minneapolis.

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New First-Line Option for Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved ensartinib (Ensacove) as a first-line treatment for adults with ALK-positive locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the agency announce

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Health Spending Up 7.5% in 2023, CMS Says

(MedPage Today) -- Health spending in the U.S. rose by 7.5% in 2023, to $4.9 trillion, compared with an increase of 4.6% in 2022, according to figures released Wednesday by CMS.

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SCOTUS to Weigh State Moves to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood

(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider South Carolina's move to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the latest abortion-related case since the justices overt

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Ring Vaccination During DRC Ebola Outbreak Reinforces Vaccine Efficacy

(MedPage Today) -- Non-randomized evidence on standard Ebola virus disease (EVD) control measures and ring vaccination in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reinforced previous randomized evi

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Senators Call for Inquiry Into Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program

A group of Democratic lawmakers accused Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the only Medicaid work requirement program in the country, of spending little of its funding on health benefits.

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Cardiovascular Protection Tracks With Wine Intake, Now Provable With Urinary Marker

(MedPage Today) -- Moderate wine consumption maintained its association with cardiovascular benefit when self-reports were taken out of the equation, the large PREDIMED trial showed.

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California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu

Officials have discovered the virus in 645 herds, more than in any other state so far.

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Advances in ALL at ASH Meeting Include New Blinatumomab Data and More

(MedPage Today) -- In the phase III ECOG-ACRIN E1910 study presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, consolidation chemotherapy with blinatumomab (Blincyto) improved overa

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