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That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.
Read full article →As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability.
Read full article →KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Read full article →A pill from AstraZeneca failed to improve outcomes in closely watched breast cancer study, a result that could limit the use of the medicine.
Read full article →Flare Capital Partners led the Series A round. Craft, Obvious Ventures, Eniac Ventures, InHealth Ventures, Epsilon Health Investors and ARTIS also participated. The post GenHealth.ai Raises $16.5M to Automate Healthcare Administrative Tasks appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →A late-stage clinical trial found that, when combined with an SMN2-targeting drug, Isembyld caused young patients’ motor skills to improve after a year.
Read full article →An E.U. AG recommended annulling part of a directive that requires drugmakers to finance 80% of the costs of wastewater treatment.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A study of young women with eyelash extensions showed that almost all had some degree of infestation with Demodex folliculorum, spider-like parasites that feed on dead skin cells. Microscopic examination of samples from 25 women...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Use of systemic hormone therapy for menopause was associated with improvements in mood symptoms, a retrospective observational study suggested. At a mean follow-up of 4.5 months, women starting on hormone therapy showed significantly...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other Republican officials came together for a 2-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of the midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have launched a boycott against the organization, condemning leadership's actions in the aftermath of five researchers being removed by police from its annual meeting in June...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians are raising concerns about "medical emergency kits" containing antibiotics that are being sold for at-home use and promoted by media celebrities like Drew Pinsky, MD, better known as "Dr. Drew." One such kit, sold...
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