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Forget about the dentist appointment: THIS vitamin can prevent tooth decay by 50%
A groundbreaking study reveals that vitamin D may reduce the incidence of tooth decay by 50%, providing an affordable ...
NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it
NIH budget cuts are threatening key medical research programs, shrinking training grants, and leaving young researchers ...
A new D.C. hospital grapples with too many patients and too few nurses
The busy ER reflects the challenges of opening a hospital amid a nursing shortage in an underserved community where residents ...
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Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical ...
The US wants a wearable for all. Experts say it won’t fix the health crisis
The Secretary of Health Services wants every American to use a wearable device in the next four years. Experts say it's a ...
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a ...
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After CEO’s Murder and Public Pressure, Health Insurers Vow To Reform Care Approval Delays, but Can Trump Actually Make Them?
Skeptics note that efforts to streamline the much-despised prior authorization system have failed twice before.
Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans’ $1-trillion Medicaid cut
States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already ...
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US Medical Community Issues Letter to Public on Value of Respiratory Vaccines
A letter to the US public on the AMA website, signed by 75+ medical societies, stresses the vital importance of influenza, ...
Medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create dystopian health care system
Medical organizations are blasting the Senate's budget bill in the wake of its narrow passage Tuesday, warning of the dystopian health care system that will arise from the $1.1 trillion in cuts to ...