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Study Finds Fatty Acid Inhibitor Alongside Chemotherapy Could Improve Treatment for Brain Metastases from Breast Cancer

July 22, 2024
Specifically, triple-negative breast cancer patients with brain metastases could benefit from this treatment plan, according to new findings.
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CMS Study Shows Helpful Interventions to Avoid Repeated Drug Overdoses

June 24, 2024
People who overdose once and then receive methadone, buprenorphine, or behavioral health assessment or crisis services are less likely to suffer a subsequent overdose.
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Study Finds Doubled Rate of Chronic Hypertension in U.S. Pregnancy From 2007 to 2021

June 18, 2024
A National Institutes of Health-supported study reveals that only 60% of pregnant people with chronic hypertension received antihypertensive medications.
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Removing Race-Based Equations for Calculation of Lung Function Increased Number of Abnormal Tests in Black Children

June 17, 2024
New race-neutral equations, established in 2022, follow prevailing wisdom that race does not have any exclusive biological basis.
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Survey Finds Hospital Executives Concerned with Preparedness for Current Patient Volumes, Cyberattacks

June 14, 2024
FTI Consulting surveyed 200 hospital executives about clinical, financial, and technological concerns.
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CMS Announces Projections for National Health Expenditures Between 2023-2032

June 13, 2024
CMS's Office of the Actuary is projecting that average annual growth in NHE will outpace average annual growth in gross domestic product.