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How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy, And Our Security

Forbes Healthcare

The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Overview of the organization, its services, and why that work matters.

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Is RFK Jr to blame for the Samoa measles outbreak? An empirical analysis of published scholarly papers and news stories

Sensible Medicine

Just out, we have a new paper on a provocative question. What factors were blamed for the 2019 Samoa measles outbreak in the peer reviewed literature and news coverage? At the time, and now 5 years later? Subscribe now First, we assembled every single peer reviewed article and mainstream media news story on the Samoa measles outbreak. 163 studies met our criteria.

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Cancer Rates Are Skyrocketing — Here Are 7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk

Forbes Healthcare

The rate of cancer, especially among younger individuals, is rising at an alarming pace.

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Physicians are concerned with the current state of primary care

Medical Economics

401 primary care physicians share their grievances with the state of health care in the 2025 Physician Health Survey from MDVIP and Ipsos.

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How Can Trump’s Announced $500 Billion Investment In AI Change Healthcare?

Forbes Healthcare

The next leap in AI-driven healthcare requires brain power, a huge investment of money, and the courage to implement. Multiomics emerges as a game-changer.

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Healthcare bankruptcies declined in 2024: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Still, bankruptcy filings remained elevated, with the sector reaching the second-highest amount in the past six years, according to healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors.

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Neuralink Explained: Musk’s Quest For Brain-Machine Interfaces

Forbes Healthcare

Five things to know about Elon Musk's company Neuralink that is creating innovative brain-machine interfaces

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25 Technology Grants for Healthcare Startups

Arkenea

According to Mercom Capital Group, the majority of consumer-centric healthcare funding went into the mobile health category ($401 million in 45 deals), and within mobile health, $129 million went to 23 companies developing apps, and $226 million went to 17 companies developing wearables. No wonder then, there are a number of healthcare startups that have come up covering the entire spectrum across health, medical and fitness industries.

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Autistic Traits Promote Cognitive Strengths And Curiosity In Learning

Forbes Healthcare

A recent study published in PLOS Computational Biology finds that stronger autistic traits are associated with impressive curiosity-driven learning outcomes.

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Medical Front Office Front Desk Administration: 10 Essential Skills for Success

Practice Management Institute

Working in a medical office front desk role is a challenging and rewarding role that serves as the first point of contact for patients. This position is crucial in creating a welcoming environment, ensuring the smooth operation of the office, and supporting healthcare providers. To excel in this role, a front desk representative needs a unique blend of technical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

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RFK Jr.'s Confirmation Hearings Can't Leave This Question Unanswered

Forbes Healthcare

They should question Kennedy directly about his views on forcibly relicensing patents and upending America's entire high-tech economy in the process.

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Nootropics for Heath Care Workers: Top Five Intriguing Products

We Care Online

If you work in health care , you know how important it is to maintain a sharp, focused mind at all times. When youre caring for others, its doubly important to mitigate your chances of making a mistake, as tiredness, fatigue, and sloppiness can be dangerous. Nootropics or smart drugs represent a possible aid for fighting these afflictions. In some cases, the verdict is still out as to whether certain products are worthwhile, but its an interesting area of research thats expanding all the time.

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Prevent Medical Errors with Mistake-Proofing Principles

Mobius MD

Preventable medical errors are still a serious issue in healthcare, contributing to patient harm, increased costs, and diminished patient trust. A landmark study from Johns Hopkins identified medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the United States, with an estimated 250,000 deaths annually attributed to preventable mistakes. Despite these numbers, its essential to recognize that medical errors are rarely the result of negligence.

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Flexible, practice-centric interventions improve behavioral health integration in primary care

Medical Economics

A study published in The Annals of Family Medicine has highlighted the potential of flexible, practice-centered interventions to advance behavioral health integration in primary care settings.

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Philips to sell emergency care business

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Investment firm Bridgefield Capital will buy the segment, which includes cardiac resuscitation and emergency care devices, for an undisclosed amount.

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Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek, shakes Wall Street; Pfizer to pay $60 million to settle allegations of kickbacks by subsidiary; Loretta “Lee” Ford, co-founder of the nurse practitioner, dies at 104 –Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Data Could Help Address Maternal Health Concerns in Vulnerable Populations

Minority Nurse

According to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, Indigenous mothers, or those who self-identify as American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native American, are three times more likely to die during or following pregnancy as non-Hispanic White mothers, and more than 90% of those maternal deaths are preventable. The Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma is organizing data to attempt to change these trends. “We discussed

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AMR: An introduction to antimicrobial resistance, part 2

Medical Economics

An infectious disease expert describes the state of AMR and how to fight it.

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Where the last Congress fell short

Physicians Practice

Anders Gilberg, senior vice president for government affairs at MGMA, discusses the unfinished business from the last Congress and the negative impact it is having on physicians now.

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AMR: Antimicrobial resistance and the importance of vaccines

Medical Economics

An infectious disease expert describes the state of AMR and how to fight it.

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9 Transformative Technology Advancements in Pharmacy

Arkenea

The pharmaceutical industry is accountable for drug research, development, manufacturing, and distribution. Over the last two decades, the industry has grown significantly, and pharma revenues globally totaled 1.27 trillion dollars in 2020. In addition to patient-related technologies like apps and activity monitors, technology in pharmacy has been making significant strides to improve the whole industry.

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Support for vaccine mandates remains high, but parental opt-outs gain traction post-pandemic

Medical Economics

Survey identifies stark partisan divide in attitudes over vaccine mandates

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Feature Highlight: Message-to-Pay

Open Dental

Message-to-Pay enables secure, convenient patient payments directly from personal devices without logging into the Patient Portal, simplifying transactions and enhancing the patient experience. The post Feature Highlight: Message-to-Pay appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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An introduction to antimicrobial resistance, part 1

Medical Economics

An infectious disease expert describes the state of AMR and how to fight it.

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Lawmakers report states shut out of Medicaid payment portals following Trump funding freeze

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Other payment systems also appear to be offline, suggesting a broader shutdown of federal portals related to grants and funding.

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Handheld retinal scanner makes vision screening possible for primary care offices

Medical Economics

AI Optics secures FDA Clearance for handheld retinal imaging system, paving the way for improved vision screening

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Trump freezes federal grants with big potential impact on providers, Medicaid

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Federal agencies must stop disbursing financial assistance starting at 5 p.m. today under a new budget directive, threatening funding for providers and creating significant uncertainty for Medicaid payments to states.

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Most physicians feel unprepared to provide genetic services

Medical Economics

A recent study determined that most primary care physicians felt underprepared and lacked confidence in their ability to provide clinical genetic services to patients.

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Some Bipartisan Concurrence on Health Care Issues in the U.S. – But Trust in Health Care Isn’t Bipartisan – KFF’s January 2025 Polls

Health Populi

Two polls from one poll source paint at once a bipartisan and bipolar picture of U.S. health citizens when it comes to health care issues versus health care institutions in America. The Kaiser Family Foundation has hit the 2025 health policy ground running in publishing the January 2025 Health Tracking Poll last week and a poll on health care trust and mis-information yesterday.

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Trump budget action sparks fears of Medicaid shutdown, major affects on service agencies

Medical Economics

White House says assistance going directly to people wont be affected by temporary pause.

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