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In California, housing crunch exacts toll as hepatitis deaths grow
Along the southern California coastline, surging development has triggered a housing boom that has also come at a heavy price…
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MACRA: A look at the final rule on physician quality payments and EHR transition
The federal government released its final rule for 2018 on a law that governs physicians’ adoption of electronic health records…
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Higher brain glucose levels may mean more severe Alzheimer’s
For the first time, scientists have found a connection between abnormalities in how the brain breaks down glucose and the…
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Tech may help solve the health care workforce shortage as population ages
As many of us have been reporting for some time, an aging U.S. population and a growing shortage of health…
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Being ‘underinsured’ another measure of health coverage
This year the rate of those who are uninsured has risen steadily, as the Gallup Sharecare Well Being Index shows.…
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Be sure terminology about transgender-related studies is appropriate
More and more medical studies are focusing on research about transgender individuals: demographics, surgeries, insurance coverage, unique health needs, prevalence…
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Behind the investigation into former HHS secretary’s travels
A few months ago, two of our Politico health reporters Dan Diamond and Rachana Pradhan, told me they had heard…
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New approach treats Alzheimer’s one person at a time
Can a precision medicine approach to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias improve outcomes? That is the theory behind the…
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California looks to improve oral care access for its youngest residents
To help ensure a lifetime of better oral health, experts recommend that babies receive their first dental exam no later…
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Editor won award for the story no one else seemed to want
“For a boy who needs routine, this day is off to a bad start. It’s early, just before 8 a.m.,…