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ACP Backs Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare
ACP has endorsed the Supreme Court ruling that the premium subsidies created by the Affordable Care Act, essential to making coverage affordable to millions, will continue to be available in states where the federal government manages their health insurance marketplaces.
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Benefits of Arthroscopic Surgery Questioned
A systematic review of the benefits and harms of arthroscopic knee surgery involving partial meniscectomy for middle-aged and older adults with knee pain and degenerative knee disease was recenttly published in BMJ. They found inconsequential benefits 3-6 months after surgery, but
Read ArticleCosmic Etiology to RA and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Researchers at Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic and the NIH have determined that solar cycles and geomagnetic effects may account for the incidence of RA and PMR.
Read ArticleWill legislation change copays?
Dr. Angus Worthing writes of patient angst over rising copays. Expensive specialty medications are the frequent target of "sharing" the rising costs of medications and making them the patients responsibility and not the insurers.
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The Prevalence of Ankylosing Spondylitis
A retrospective study of the national register in Sweden identified a total of 11,030 cases with an ankylosing spondylitis (AS) diagnosis (as of 2009) were identified in the National Patient Register, giving a point prevalence of 0.18% in 2009. Men had a higher prevalence of ankylo
Read ArticleHouse Bill Threatens CME Exemption from Sunshine Act Reporting
Current Sunshine Act disclosures do not apply to CME certified educational activities for either the participants or the presenters. CMS has debated and waffled on whether companies would be required to report payments to doctors who speak at, or attend, CME seminars.
Read ArticleFDA Outlines its Guidance for Biosimilars
The FDA has released its guidance document on biosimilar development, stating that this represents its current thinking and may not be the final document. The document was published last week and will be instrumental in the development of biosimilar products in this country. In the
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Daily Aspirin Taken by More Than Half of Older U.S. Adults
Despite guidelines stating that low dose aspirin is indicated for secondary prevention of MI and stroke, a recent survey shows that over half of US adults take daily low dose aspirin.
Read ArticlePreventing Hep B Reactivation Due to Immunosuppressive Drug Treatments
Reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection can have devastating consequences, especially amongst those patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
Read ArticlePreventing Hepatitis B Reactivation Due to Immunosuppressive Drug Treatments
Reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection can have devastating consequences, especially amongst those patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
Read ArticleNew CPT Chronic Disease Management Code 99490
The new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will allow for reimbursement for chronic care management services (CCM).
Read ArticleOsteoporosis predisposes to higher risk of sudden deafness
Patients with osteoporosis had a significantly higher risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) than those without osteoporosis, according to the first and largest Asian population-based study to demonstrate a relationship between the two conditions.
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Nobel Prize goes for $4.8 million at auction
Dr James Watson, of Watson and Crick double-stranded DNA fame, has offered up his Nobel prize for auction, with the intention of donating the proceeds to medical institutions which he says has nurtured him, and scores of others, during his career.
Read ArticleDynamic Duo Takes Out The Cellular Trash
Salk scientists identify how immune cells use two critical receptors to clear dead cells from the body, pointing the way to new autoimmune and cancer therapies.
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