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Pay First, Deliver Later: Some Women Are Being Asked To Prepay for Their Baby

Pregnant women are being asked to make large cash payments months before they deliver their babies. Some patient advocates worry this billing practice allows providers to hold treatment hostage.

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Watch: Why the US Has Made Little Progress Improving Black Americans’ Health

KFF Health News senior correspondents Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam discuss how government decisions undermine Black health.

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STAT+: ‘Worst imaginable’ brain tumor yields, in some young people, to CAR-T therapy

A CAR-T trial is one of several efforts that suggest there’s hope of treating the “worst imaginable childhood brain tumor,” known as DIPG.

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Opinion: FDA commissioner: We need action and higher-quality research on ultra-processed foods

“Researchers, public health and health care groups, advocates, industry, and the public must put tackling diet-related disease at the top of their priority list.

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Opinion: Congress must act now to protect the future of diagnostic tests

Lab-developed tests look likely to be removed from FDA oversight. That has to change, writes Walter G. Johnson.

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Galaxy Health Insurance launches Galaxy Promise Plan with coverage options from ₹3 lakh to ₹1 crore

The new health insurance product offers extensive benefits, aiming to meet diverse family health needs amid rising healthcare costs in India The post Galaxy Health Insurance launches Galaxy Promise P

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Closing the cancer care gap: The importance of portable screening devices

Mihir Shah, Founder and President, UE LifeSciences explains how portable screening devices are revolutionising the way healthcare systems address the cancer care gap The post Closing the cancer care

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The Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the Mainstream

With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention.

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NABH integrates FOGSI’s Manyata standards for maternal health quality in certification programmes

Move aligns maternal health protocols with national standards under ‘One Nation One Standard’ initiative The post NABH integrates FOGSI’s Manyata standards for maternal health quality in certif

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Ten years of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in India: HCMCT Manipal Hospital marks milestone

Manipal Hospital Dwarka celebrates ten years of stool transplants in India, emphasising impact on chronic disease treatment and need for awareness The post Ten years of Fecal Microbiota Transplantati

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