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New report paints a grim picture of older women in poverty
A significant percentage of older women are struggling to stay out of poverty, according to a new issue brief from…
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Given that ‘step therapy’ is also called ‘fail first,’ there are many angles to pursue
For journalists covering the Trump administration’s plan to expand step therapy to Medicare Advantage, there are important angles to cover…
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Researchers study Rift Valley fever as climate change expands risks
Could another seemingly obscure mosquito-borne disease that formerly existed mostly in Africa spread around the globe like the Zika virus?…
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New law signed aims to better target Alzheimer’s prevention, treatment
Despite the partial government shutdown, some wheels in Congress keep turning. Among them, the BOLD Act (Building Our Largest Dementia…
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Helpful info for journalists available about Society of Thoracic Surgeons database
CNN has found itself caught up in a complicated libel case after an investigative story it ran in 2015 about the…
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Tips for examining the risks, benefits of OTC pain relief
Physicians are being encouraged to curtail prescribing of powerful narcotics in response to the nation’s opioid crisis. So some patients…
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CNN in the hot seat: Using numbers without context has consequences
How many times have you wanted to make a comparison between two numbers — a local rate and national rate,…
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Maine’s Medicaid expansion won’t help those who need dental care
Backers of Maine’s Medicaid expansion, approved by voters in 2017, have been locked in a court battle with outgoing Republican…
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For children born with or without heart conditions, social factors play a clear role in their cardiovascular outcomes
When it comes to health care disparities and cardiovascular disease (CVD), the divide widens early. A spate of studies published…
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How state disease detectives track and prevent spread of STDs
As sexually transmitted diseases, like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, have surged 31 percent over the past five years, states are…