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The headlines from Congress’s passage of the Big Beautiful Bill have faded, but its consequences are only…
Category: 5. Health
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What TrumpRx May Mean For Drug Prices
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Haitian immigrant who built a $6 billion company treating brain diseases, the drugs RFK Jr. may target after Tylenol, Northwell’s new CEO, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe…
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How Matthew Lillard Is ‘Scream’-ing About Colon Cancer Screening
Scream actor Matt Lillard is working with Exact Sciences, the makers of Cologuard, for the “Screen” campaign to increase colon cancer screening awareness. Here Lillard answers the door in a filmed segment that’s part of the campaign. (Photo:…
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New Immunotherapy Treatments For Myeloma Show Positive Results
Histopathological image of multiple myoloma. Smear preparation of bone marrow aspirate stained with May-Grünwald-Giemsa procedure. It doest not represent a histopathologic image but essentially helps understand hematopathology. Date 16 January…
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United Health’s Optum Insights Announces Sandeep Dadlani As New CEO; These Are His Top 3 Priorities
United Healthcare Group is one of the biggest players in the American healthcare industry, and is taking a tech-forward approach to the future.
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UnitedHealth Group (UHG) is a massive force in American healthcare. The broader…
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When The Doctor Is A Sieve, It Strains All Our Resources
Some ER physicians are thought of as “sieves”
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In residency, we had a term for ER docs who always seemed to find an excuse to admit patients to the hospital. We called them sieves. A newly admitted patient would arrive to 5 West, we would talk…
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For 2026, Insurers Retreat Somewhat On Medicare Advantage Footprints
Health insurance companies that are the biggest players in privatized Medicare Advantage coverage are once again pulling back somewhat in 2026 after years expanding their geographic footprints while they offer new benefits.
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Government Shutdown Imperils Obamacare Subsidies, Affordability
Congress passed a bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies another year.
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The federal government shutdown imperils the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies for more than 22 million Americans, which in turn could make their healthcare…
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Outside U.S., “Don’t Take Tylenol” Message Sharply Rebuked
Tylenol brand pain reliever (acetaminophen) is under fire by the Trump administration for possible links to autism. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
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The Trump administration suggests that Tylenol (acetaminophen) may…
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This Haiti-Born Doctor Built A $6 Billion Business Developing Drugs For Depression And Alzheimer’s
Axsome Therapeutics has three drugs on the market and five in the pipeline, with the potential to help some 150 million Americans suffering from brain disorders.
When Herriot Tabuteau started a drug development company in 2012, he decided to do…
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