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53, 83, and 27 percent of commercial claims, Medicare Part D claims, and Medicaid claims had out-of-pocket costs >$0
Read More »Considerable Proportion of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Claims Involve Cost-Sharing
Thresholds for Preop Serum Calcitonin Predict Lymph Node Metastasis in Thyroid Cancer
Updated thresholds outperform those recommended by American Thyroid Association guidelines for patients with medullary thyroid cancer
Read More »2011 to 2023 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Obesity Among Children
By the end of the study period, prevalence of obesity was highest among Black, Mexican American, Other Hispanic youth
Read More »2023 to 2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Provided Additional Effectiveness
Vaccine effective against emergency department and urgent care encounters, hospitalizations, critical illness
Read More »Judge Blocks Layoffs at U.S. Health Department
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from implementing more layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), saying the job cuts likely went against the law.The decision came Tuesday from U.S. District Judge Melissa …
Read More »Menstrual Cycle Phases May Be Linked to Higher Alcohol Craving, Drinking
Increased risk for consumption seen during periods of rising estradiol levels
Read More »Bariatric Surgery Complications Increase With Initial Body Mass Index
While complications are low, they increase significantly with BMI ≥50
Read More »American Diabetes Association, June 20-23
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay ReporterThe annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held this year from June 20 to 23 in Chicago, drawing more than 15,000 participants, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in diabetes. The conference highlighted the latest advances in diabetes research and improving patient care, …
Read More »Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration may cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-related treatments to children and teens.Nine major children’s hospitals recently received letters from federal officials seeking information about procedures such as hormone therapy, puberty blockers and sex-reassignment …
Read More »Supreme Court Won’t Hear Anti-Vaccine Group’s Free Speech Case
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will not hear a case brought by a group once led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that claimed Facebook censored its vaccine-related content.The Children’s Health Defense sued Meta …
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