A Promising Step for Pain Patients
Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain could soon have a new treatment option available: acupuncture.
New Data Quantify Prevalence, Cost of Non-Medical Switching
A new report out of Maine paints a daunting picture of non-medical switching – and how it affects patients.
Heart Attacks, Strokes Follow Insurance Rejection
What happens when high-risk heart patients can’t get the cholesterol-lowering medicine their doctor prescribes? Heart attacks and strokes, new data confirms.
A False Tubing Alarm for Hospitals & Preemies
Hospitals advised to abandon their tubing system may have been misled – news that could come as a relief to parents and health care providers of premature infants.
What Awaits Gout Patients at the ER
Patients experiencing a gout attack may get more than they bargained for at the emergency room.
Hepatitis C Cure Protects Patients – And Budgets
Access to hepatitis C cures isn’t just saving lives. It’s saving money for cash-strapped Medicaid systems.
Waiting for Insurance Approval Isn’t Child’s Play
The parents who bring their infants, toddlers or young children to my pediatric neurology office know that something is wrong.
Recognizing Migraine’s “Painful Truth”
This year’s World Brain Day, July 22, is aimed at raising awareness of the most common brain disease in the world: migraine.
ICER’s Rare Disease Problem
What’s rarer than a rare disease? The controversial Institute for Clinical and Economic Review deciding that a drug to treat a rare disease meets the organization’s definition of value.
“Got Milk?” May Be a Life-or-Death Question for Preemies
Protecting premature infants from a deadly intestinal disease, new research suggests, may boil down to a surprising combination: milk and bacteria.
