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Kentucky website provides addiction treatment information
The new website provides information on 130 Kentucky providers that treat drug addictions.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Obama, governors outline strategies to counter opioid abuse crisis
More than two dozen states and 13 cities have petitioned the FDA to require warnings about the dangers of combining opioids and benzodiazepines.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Diagnostics CEO guilty of healthcare fraud, faces life sentence
Rafael Chikvashvili, CEO of Alpha Diagnostics, was convicted of two counts of healthcare fraud that resulted in two deaths.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Nearly 50% of mastectomies now outpatient procedures, AHRQ report says
Mastectomies increased 36% from 2005 to 2013 although breast cancer rates have stayed stable in the same time period.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Stroke rates higher in younger adults
Obesity rates are climbing among adults under age 50, often leading to high blood pressure and then stroke.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
HPV drops 64% in teenage girls after vaccine
Ten years after its introduction, a HPV vaccine has reduced the virus in teenage girls by 64%.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Cash discounts for bypassing insurance stirs up debate, administrative unease
The process may provide a short-term gain for all involved, but could it hurt in the long run?
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016 -
Researchers report first potential vaccine against designer opioid
Fentanyl use is on the rise as drug dealers have created variants to mix with or substitute for heroin.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Seventh Generation CEO invests in sexual wellness startup
Seventh Generation's CEO John Replogle is investing in company's founder and former CEO's sexual health startup Sustain Natural.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016 -
UCSF uses social networks to deliver mental healthcare
Social networking is being used at the Young Adult and Family Center at the University of California San Francisco to deliver mental health services to adolescents, young adults, and veterans.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Florida teen arrested for posing as physician, running illegal medical office
The teen had also set up a profile on Health Grades, which is no longer on the website.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016 -
ADHD drug misuse prompts spike in ED visits
The issue is due to drug diversions by those with prescriptions, researchers conclude.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 18, 2016 -
FDA
Federal task force questions routine autism screening justification
Insurers could be more reluctant to cover early autism screening after the release of a federal task force's findings.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 17, 2016 -
Michigan HIE invests $250,000 to coordinate Flint healthcare
A Michigan health information exchange, Great Lakes Health Connect, is partnering with the Greater Flint Health Coalition to connect providers to improve healthcare for thousands of residents exposed to lead-contaminated water.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 17, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Healing the healers: What's being done to address physician suicide?
The medical community is slowly starting to acknowledge the importance of physicians' mental well-being.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 17, 2016 -
Researchers report dementia rates could be declining
However, the study noted the decline only applied to people with a high school education or higher.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 12, 2016 -
FitBit detects altered heartbeat in woman, revealing pregnancy
What seemed like a Fitbit error at first, turned out to reveal a woman's pregnancy before she even knew.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Google plans to delete My Tracks app
The company plans to invest in more wide-reaching mapping projects.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016 -
AHA responds to CMS new electronic reporting rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extended the public comment period from Feb. 1 to Feb. 16 for electronic quality reporting measures.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 10, 2016 -
CMS pulls memo detailing possible changes to Medicare's drug reimbursements for docs
Medicare may be planning to test changes to doctors' payments for drugs under Part B, according to a memo from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agency said the release of the memo was "premature."
By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 10, 2016 -
U.N. report says thousands could die if WHO doesn't reform its emergency response
The World Health Organization has received criticism regarding how it responded to the Ebola epidemic and now acknowledges it needs to reform its emergency response to health risks.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 9, 2016 -
Johns Hopkins to conduct first HIV+ to HIV+ organ transplants
“This is an unbelievably exciting day for our hospital and our team, but more importantly for patients living with HIV and end-stage organ disease."
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 9, 2016 -
UPMC deadly mold infection claims 4th patient
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has confirmed the death of a fourth transplant patient from a fungal infection during a mold outbreak last year.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 9, 2016 -
Obama asks Congress for $1.8B to fight Zika virus, push for vaccine
The virus, which has been potentially linked birth defects, is expected to hit Southern states in the spring and summer mosquito season.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 9, 2016 -
Deep Dive
As use of 3D printing in healthcare grows, hospitals turn to proving case for reimbursement
The global healthcare market for 3D-printing is expected to be $2.3 billion in 2020.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 9, 2016
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