Mass General Brigham health plan drops MA coverage for Dana-Farber patients
The contract lapse comes as the health system and cancer institute are winding down a decades-old partnership.
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(MedPage Today) -- "She was cussing us up one side and down the other." -- Nick Wright, DO, of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, recounting a patient who became surprisingly combative during CPR compressions. "It's time all...
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(MedPage Today) -- Inhaled microplastics were frequently found lodged in people's lungs, especially people with lung malignancy, researchers found. In a prospective observational study of 100 people undergoing diagnostic bronchoscopy, those with...
Read full article →Why Is No One Talking About Long COVID?
(MedPage Today) -- More than 6 years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, its effects have continued. In March 2024, roughly 17 million adults (7% of all U.S. adults) reported currently having symptoms consistent with long COVID, a chronic condition...
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(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top…
Read full article →You Can Argue With a Machine, Doctor
(MedPage Today) -- In the "Star Trek: The Original Series" episode "The Deadly Years," Captain Kirk isn't defeated by an enemy ship. He's brought down, at least for a while, by medical findings. Radiation poisoning has accelerated his aging. He...
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Read full article →Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Case
(MedPage Today) -- A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The mistrial...
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