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Rise in naloxone costs for uninsured, a significant access barrier to life-saving drug
The cost of naloxone has risen sharply for people lacking insurance, even as laws have made it easier to prescribe…
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How to use COVID-19 rapid tests to avoid misleading results
Rapid antigen tests are now the standard way for people to determine if they have COVID-19, but studies show they…
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Fauci to step down, says he’s ready for the ‘next chapter’
Anthony Fauci, M.D., is ready to give up the federal job that put him at the helm for nearly four…
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How improper aggregation of racial/ethnic groups in research may mask health disparities
Lumping Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders together with East, South, and Southeast Asian patients in U.S. medical studies may…
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History shows Inflation Reduction Act subsidies help Americans save on health insurance
By signing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Tuesday, August 16, President Biden made history by continuing a 12-year trend…
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Government’s Project US@ working to standardize patient addresses across electronic health records
Your mailing address could soon be used as a valuable tool to help health systems properly identify you and link…
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Inflation Reduction Act will benefit millions of older adults
Millions of older adults will soon benefit from lower prescription drug prices and a cap on out-of-pocket costs thanks to…
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CMS announces plans to create a ‘Birthing-Friendly’ hospital designation
The Biden administration plans to leverage the federal government’s clout as a major purchaser of health services to try to…
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“Many Tuskegees” occur daily in the U.S.
When writing about the 50th anniversary of the revelation of the U.S. Public Health Service study at Tuskegee, I reached…
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How Boston Public Radio reporters tackled artificial intelligence in health care
WBUR radio host Meghna Chakrabarti was visiting her brother on the West Coast last summer, enjoying a glass of wine…