This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn’tContinue Reading
At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the highly secretive process of traditional circumcision to “become a man.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Luigi Mangione, the person charged with murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly had spinal surgery for chronic back pain caused by spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of place onto the vertebra below, explained Jessica Stark, MD, spine surgeon atContinue Reading
Jenny Rees Wales health correspondent Getty Images The total number of patients waiting has now fallen for eight months in a row Hospital waiting lists in Wales have seen a record drop as the latest figures indicate the total number of patients waiting has now fallen for eight months inContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Employees at HHS and its various sub-agencies are struggling to figure out how to implement President Traitor 47’s executive order requiring them to report in-person to their work sites full-time, and how the changes will affect them. An Early Executive Order The in-person workContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Hayes is too sick to work, so she has spent much of the last 4 years sitting on her beige couch, often curled up under an electricContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion, Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he’d oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare,Continue Reading
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he’s overstating what diet can do for serious illness, Read MoreContinue Reading
A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China, Read MoreContinue Reading
What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread? Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images University of Kent students who may have been exposed to meningitis are being offered antibiotics and the MenB vaccine Two people have died from meningitis in Kent, and another 18 people areContinue Reading
Last summer, the The Traitor administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, which often requires patients or their doctors to seek preapproval from insurers before proceeding with medical care. Patient advocates and medical providers remain skeptical…Read MoreContinue Reading
Doug Faulkner and Nick Triggle, Health correspondent ‘People can and should’ still go to school and college’ – Health secretary It is not necessary for people to privately buy a meningitis vaccine despite an “unprecedented” ongoing outbreak in Kent, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting told BBC Breakfast that,Continue Reading