Medical device makers are pushing for a change in the federal anti-kickback statute to allow companies to fully participate in the shift away from fee-for-service medicine to value-based care.
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Personalized Nutrition & Gut Health: 5 Important Facts Worth Knowing
Curiosity on gut health appears to be in the rise, as reflected by search queries for key terms related to food & gut health . This article highlights important facts worth paying attention to when it comes to nutrition and gut health.
The STOP Act Won’t Stop Drug Use Or Treat Addiction: Here Are Five Interventions That Will
The demand for opioids and other drugs will decline only when evidence-based treatment and prevention strategies are widely implemented, accessible and firmly funded.
Milestone Moment: A Parkinson’s Drug Moves Forward With Help From Michael J.Fox
Today, at a medical conference being hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, a biotechnology is presenting the first human data from a Parkinson’s drug that several of the world’s largest drug companies nearly abandoned.
Stress May Actually Shrink The Brain And Impair Memory: Study
In a new study, higher cortisol levels were linked to brain and cognitive changes.
The Drama Of Pregnant Women In Prison – And The Woman On A Mission To Fix It
Erica Gerrity, the founder of Ostara Initiative, pairs expecting mothers who are incarcerated with doulas.
IoT Data Could Plug Critical Gap In Pharmaceutical Industry, Says Medidata Cofounder
The Internet of Things (IoT) can change the way patients are monitored. This isn’t just a new data stream to combine with existing data, it’s a new way of thinking that could change clinical trials and the pharmaceutical industry as a whole, according …
Cleveland, Akron Will Try To Prove Opioid Cases Without A Single Bogus Prescription
Plaintiffs in bellwether trials against the opioid industry scheduled to begin next year will try to prove their cases without presenting a single example of pills that were prescribed improperly.
FDA Approves Xofluza: What Makes This New Flu Treatment Different
The new flu treatment is just a single pill and is the first really new flu medication approved by the FDA in nearly 20 years.
What Is Adenovirus, The Virus That Has Left 7 Kids Dead
Adenovirus usually only causes mild respiratory illness. Why then has an outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New Jersey resulted in 7 deaths?
