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Widows, don’t give up on finding love again | Brief letters

Older dating | John Prescott | British universities | Daydreaming at six | Bladder clockDon’t ever despair of finding a loving partner in older age (Letters, 23 February). I was widowed at 73.

STAT+: Medicare Advantage enrollment growth slows drastically

Enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grew just 3.1%, below projections from Wall Street or the government.

My $30,000 health insurance claim was denied. Then I tweeted about it

Public shaming works – but it’s also a sign of how broken the appeals process is in the US health insurance industryIn December 2016, I was hospitalized with severe electrolyte abnormalities that

Will They Come for PubMed Next?

(MedPage Today) -- PubMed is the backbone of biomedical research in the U.S. That's not an exaggeration.

Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say

At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.

Teens Speak Out After Gender Surgery Pause; Sepsis Rate Jumps Following Abortion Ban

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.

Texas measles outbreak marks first fatality as more cases reported

A child in Texas has died from measles, the first death from measles in the United States since 2015.

Fired Cybersecurity Chief for VA Site Warns Health and Financial Data Are at Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Sensitive financial and health data belonging to millions of veterans and stored on a benefits website are at risk of being stolen or otherwise compromised, according to a federal

Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselvesInfluencers are appealing to emotional narratives around health and often “fearmongerin

FDA Eliminates Barrier to Clozapine, Plans to End REMS Program

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA no longer expects prescribers, pharmacies, and patients to participate in the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program for the antipsychotic clozapine, the ag

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