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New Orleans, LA - Research conducted by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that metformin, a commonly prescribed drug for Type 2 Diabetes, may be effective…

A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that most U.S. physician practices and hospitals report screening patients for at least one social need, a…

American Journal of Roentgenology researchers studying more than two decades of Medicare claims discover nurse practitioners and physician assistants rarely render diagnostic imaging studies, other than radiography and fluoroscopyCredit:…

Bottom Line: This observational study looked at the factors and outcomes associated with delaying the start of treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in an underserved urban population. The analysis included 956…

Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, September 11, 2019--According to a new study by Indiana University School of Medicine doctors, providing adolescents seeking birth control the ability to obtain a long-acting reversible…

HOUSTON -- (Sept. 5, 2019) -- When physicians integrate with hospitals, the cost of health care rises even though there's no evidence patients get better treatment, according to a new paper by experts at Rice University and Blue Cross and…

Study of Medicare HMO participants, whose insurance covers part of hearing aid cost, reveals disparities in use and difference in incidence of major conditions after 3 years Older adults who get a hearing aid for a newly diagnosed hearing…

Comprehensive mandates for prescription drug monitoring programs reduce opioid prescriptions and hospital use States that require prescribers to register with and use prescription drug monitoring programs in most clinical circumstances saw…

Credit: World Scientific What do we mean by "ia ? ai"? Simply put, the 'formula' symbolizes how investment analytics (ia) is not a simplistic reapplication of artificial intelligence (ai) techniques, as the popular press likes to…

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26, 2019 - Over the course of a decade, out-of-pocket costs for multiple sclerosis drugs rose more than sevenfold for Medicare Part D beneficiaries, according to a JAMA Neurology study published today by researchers…