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Using Obamacare authority, Trump aims to shift dialysis care to patients’ homes

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a bold plan to improve care to patients with kidney disease, which he claimed would save thousands of lives each year and billions of dollars for taxpayers.

10 Jul 2019

Medicare going in ‘right direction’ on opioid epidemic

Prescriptions for two drugs used to treat opioid addiction increased significantly from 2016 to 2018 for people on Medicare, according to a federal report out Wednesday.

10 Jul 2019

Subclinical cardiovascular disease linked to higher risk of falling in older adults

Each year, one out of three U.S. adults aged 65 years or older falls - and the number of deaths from falls is rising.

10 Jul 2019

How to get a cheaper prescription before leaving the doctor’s office

When Mary Kay Gilbert saw her doctor in May for a skin infection on her leg, she wasn't surprised to receive a prescription for an antibiotic cream.

10 Jul 2019

How electrical stimulation promotes wound healing

Scientists have known for decades that electrical stimulation promotes healing of chronic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers and bedsores, but how it happens has been a mystery-until now.

9 Jul 2019

Could hormone therapy for prostate cancer increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

Men who take hormone-blocking therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer may be at an increased risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

8 Jul 2019

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

Over the past decades, the idea that all adults should get regularly screened for cancer -- with mammograms, colonoscopies and prostate specific antigen blood tests -- has been conveyed to the public time after time.

3 Jul 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All about ‘Medicare for All’

We're doing something a little different this holiday week. Because "Medicare for All" is so much in the news, we're rerunning an earlier explainer episode.

2 Jul 2019

Study paints clear picture of the staffing levels of nurses at nursing homes

Researchers who analyzed payroll-based staffing data for U.S. nursing homes discovered large daily staffing fluctuations, low weekend staffing and daily staffing levels that often fall well below the expectations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, all of which can increase the risk of adverse events for residents.

2 Jul 2019

Medicare recipients may pay more for generics than their brand-name counterparts, study finds

Medicare Part D enrollees may pay more out of pocket for high-priced specialty generic drugs than their brand-name counterparts, according to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2 Jul 2019

Study looks at impact of hospital readmissions penalties on targeted surgical conditions

Every American hospital has two front doors: The real one, and an imaginary revolving door.

2 Jul 2019

Universal health care for New Yorkers? Not exactly

On Wednesday, 10 Democratic presidential candidates were asked to raise their hands if they would abolish private health insurance in favor of a government-run option. Just two said they would: Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City.

28 Jun 2019

Delaney’s debate claim that ‘Medicare for All’ will shutter hospitals goes overboard

At the first Democratic presidential primary debate, former Rep. John Delaney (Md.) outlined his opposition to "Medicare for All" and focused on one potential loser: hospitals.

27 Jun 2019

More seniors are dying in falls. Doctors could do more to reduce the risk.

Older adults worried about falling typically receive general advice: Take an exercise class. Get your vision checked. Stop taking medications for sleep. Install grab bars in the bathroom.

27 Jun 2019

‘Medicare for All’ emerges as early divide in first democratic debate

During Wednesday night's Democratic presidential primary debate — the first in a two-night event viewed as the de facto launch of the primary season — health policies, ranging from "Medicare for All" to efforts to curb skyrocketing drug prices, were among the key issues the 10 hopeful candidates onstage used to help differentiate themselves from the pack.

27 Jun 2019

Researchers investigate whether hypertension poses health risk to older kidney donors

In an analysis of clinical information on older living kidney donors, hypertension was linked with a higher risk of developing kidney failure.

26 Jun 2019

Fuzzy math fuels Sanders’ claim that cost barriers to health care kill 30,000 a year

"Medicare for All" — or single-payer health care — is a flagship issue for Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. So when a conservative group launched an ad campaign claiming such a policy would drive up wait times for medical care, the 2020 candidate responded aggressively.

25 Jun 2019

Medicare News and Research

Using Obamacare authority, Trump aims to shift dialysis care to patients’ homes

Medicare going in ‘right direction’ on opioid epidemic

Subclinical cardiovascular disease linked to higher risk of falling in older adults

How to get a cheaper prescription before leaving the doctor’s office

How electrical stimulation promotes wound healing

Could hormone therapy for prostate cancer increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All about ‘Medicare for All’

Study paints clear picture of the staffing levels of nurses at nursing homes

Medicare recipients may pay more for generics than their brand-name counterparts, study finds

Study looks at impact of hospital readmissions penalties on targeted surgical conditions

Universal health care for New Yorkers? Not exactly

Delaney’s debate claim that ‘Medicare for All’ will shutter hospitals goes overboard

More seniors are dying in falls. Doctors could do more to reduce the risk.

‘Medicare for All’ emerges as early divide in first democratic debate

Researchers investigate whether hypertension poses health risk to older kidney donors

Fuzzy math fuels Sanders’ claim that cost barriers to health care kill 30,000 a year

New budget boosts health coverage for low-income Californians

Trump administration seeks more health care cost details for consumers

Surgeons’ opioid-prescribing habits hard to kick

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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