CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Garret Frey refuses to be sidelined. Frey has been paralyzed from the neck down for more than 37 of his 42 years. He has spent decades rejecting the government’s excuses when he and others with disabilities are denied the support they need to live in their own homes and to participate…
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — It was hard enough for Stephanie to get methadone treatment when she moved to Florida from Indiana last year. The nearest clinic was almost an hour’s drive away and she couldn’t drive herself. But at least she didn’t have to worry about the cost of care. As a parent with young…
Far more severe than typical “morning sickness,” HG locks women in a debilitating cycle of nausea, vomiting, and dehydration, which can lead to serious health complications, including weight loss, neurological defects in infants, and even maternal suicide. The post A New Prescription for Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Why We Should Rethink “Morning Sickness” appeared first on MedCity…
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Audrey Jiricko, senior medical director of women’s health at Intermountain Health. She discusses how the organization is screening women for intimate partner violence. The post MedCity FemFwd: The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Earlier this month Sachin Jain, CEO of SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit Medicare Advantage company, provided some refreshing straight talk on what is wrong with MA while stressing that it is far better than traditional Medicare for seniors. The post Medicare Advantage CEO: My Baby is Ugly…(video) appeared first on MedCity News.
House Republicans proposed Medicaid cuts last month that would have disastrous financial consequences for hospitals, especially for those in rural areas. While the plan aims to reduce government spending, healthcare executives are pointing out that these cuts would actually exacerbate the financial instability of the overall U.S. healthcare system — as well worsen health outcomes…
AstraZeneca’s EsoBiotec acquisition is the latest in a series of deals struck by the pharma giant to secure a place in the next wave of cell therapies for cancer and immune-mediated diseases. EsoBiotec’s allogeneic cell therapies are made by the in vivo reprogramming of a patient’s immune cells. The post AstraZeneca Aims to Make Cell…
A multiple myeloma cell therapy has encouraging results analysts say could make it best in its class and a gene-editing therapy is showing early promise in sickle cell disease. Here’s a recap of those developments and others from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post ASH 2024 Recap: Movement in…
[Sponsored] Outsourcing your medical coding can help ensure a healthy revenue cycle. Discover the best medical coding outsourcing companies and find the right one for you. The post What Are the Best Medical Coding Outsourcing Companies? appeared first on MedCity News.
The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it’s around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan and Switzerland. Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new…