Preventing hair loss during chemotherapy treatment is now possible, but insurance companies are not currently frequently covering the treatment costs.
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No Doubt About It — We’re In A Trust Crisis
While America struggles with a trust deficit, I am reminded of how putting my trust in a doctor who suggested an unconventional lung cancer surgery made me a cancer survivor today.
Amid Scrutiny, CVS Says Its PBM Retains Just 2% Of Drug Rebates
CVS Health said its retained share of rebates negotiated with drug makers this year comes to 2%, which translates to $300 million or 3% of the company’s annual earnings per share.
RegenXBio Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise Eye Disease; Cholesterol Treatment Results Mixed
A gene therapy being developed by RegenX Bio of Rockville, MD, showed early promise against wet macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
CVS MinuteClinic Launches Video Doctor Visits Via Teladoc Platform
CVS Health’s MinuteClinic is launching a new “virtual health care offering” to allow patients round-the-clock treatment for minor illnesses, injuries and conditions from their mobile devices.
We Can Control One Of The Likely Causes Of Alzheimer’s Disease
Over 5.5M people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease with an increase expected. We don’t know the causes but research has shown it to be likely that heavy metal exposure is one of them. We can reduce our risk and that of our aging parents in several w…
Where Is Lyme Disease? Now In All 50 States And Washington DC
A Quest Diagnostics analysis showed that the largest increases in positive Lyme Disease tests outside the Northeastern U.S. occurred in Florida (77% increase) and California (194.5% increase).
Shopping For Health Insurance Before Medicare Kicks In
In this excerpt from Steve Vernon’s book, ‘Retirement Game Changers,’ the author offers tips for keeping health coverage before getting Medicare.
Changes To Drug Prices: Gestures And Real Policy Shifts
One-off drug price freezes are positive gestures with little overall impact. On the other hand, certain policy proposals outlined in the HHS Blueprint may produce structural changes.
Health Costs Hit $15K Per Worker As Employers Look To Amazon For Help
Employer health costs are nearing $15,000 per worker as corporate America looks to disruptors from outside the health industry like Amazon for help, a new National Business Group on Health employer survey shows.
