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Oral health disparities persist despite advances in prevention #ahcj14
By Kelsey Ryan In 2007, a 12-year-old Maryland boy named Deamonte Driver died from a tooth infection that spread to…
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Task force makes recommendations on cognitive screenings
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued recommendations on Tuesday on the value of routine cognitive screening for older adults,…
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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, narrow networks are drawing scrutiny
Health insurers’ efforts to keep costs low by using narrow networks are drawing increased scrutiny. Such oversight may be inevitable…
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Questions arise about oversight of pediatric dentists, sedation
The state of Hawaii continues to investigate the death of a 3-year-old girl who went into a coma after visiting…
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Site tracks, predicts state-by-state marketplace enrollments
Here’s a fun – and helpful – site for tracking enrollment and trying to get a sense of where it’s heading.…
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Health reporter finds conflicts between medical evidence, personal experience
When first diagnosed with breast cancer, journalist Karen D. Brown didn’t plan to write about it. But, as she met…
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Home sharing: A growing option for many older adults
In many parts of the United States, older adults are turning to home sharing as an innovative way to age…
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HHS moves to block chain of dental clinics from receiving Medicaid
Small Smiles, one of the nation’s largest dental chains, is facing exclusion from Medicaid, David Heath of the Center for…
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Experts discuss coming shifts in quality of life, culture around aging
“Have we matched our healthspan to our life span?” AgeWave.com founder and author Ken Dychtwald asked that question yesterday of…
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Studies reveal contradictions in efforts to improve socioeconomic status
“You as a society have made a decision that child poverty is what you want. I can only assume that’s…