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What Is HKU5-CoV-2? Scientists Find Bat Virus Similar To COVID-19

Forbes Healthcare

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much more poorly adapted to humans.

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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undermine and ultimately destroy US vaccination programs

Science Based Medicine

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was nominated to be Secretary of Health & Human Services, I called him an "extinction-level threat" to public health. Here's how he will attempt to make vaccines extinct in the US. The post How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undermine and ultimately destroy US vaccination programs first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Federal Medicaid cuts could shift $44.3B in costs to expansion states

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The 41 states that expanded Medicaid could be asked to spend 25% more to cover care costs if planned cuts are approved by Congress. Some states may cut the expansion program instead.

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Practice Managers and patient outcomes – New research highlights their critical role

Practice Index

For years, healthcare research has focused on the contributions of clinicians to patient outcomes, while the role of Practice Managers has remained largely unexamined. However, a recent national survey of 174 General Practitioners (GPs) and Practice Managers across the UK has found overwhelming agreement: Practice Managers do affect patient outcomes.

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InnovationRx: Eli Lilly Has Stockpiled Nearly $550 Million Of Its Next Obesity Drug

Forbes Healthcare

In this weeks edition of InnovationRx, we look at Eli Lillys weight-loss pill stockpiling, scaling stem cell manufacturing, the growing measles outbreak in Texas, an.

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Dr. Vinay Prasad Embraces Policy-Based Evidence Making

Science Based Medicine

Policy-based evidence making means working back from a predefined policy to produce underpinning evidence. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad Embraces Policy-Based Evidence Making first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Prescriptions for ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Medical Economics

UCLA research highlights the widespread use of non-evidence-based treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about the role of misinformation and health care spending.

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Men Are Getting Filler Injected Into Their Genitals To Get Larger

Forbes Healthcare

Thursday nights Meanwhile segment of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert mentioned a trend among finance bros to get penis filler and scrotum filler injections.

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Welcome to the Resistance UCSF Doctors

Science Based Medicine

The many doctors who are just now realizing that misinformation wasn't "COVID hysteria nonsense" have a lot of catching up to do to understand how the forces they've legitimized the led to this moment. The post Welcome to the Resistance UCSF Doctors first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Medicare Advantage growth slows as UnitedHealthcare nabs members, Humana sheds lives

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The CMS released highly anticipated MA enrollment data on Tuesday that showed UnitedHealth further tightening its grip on the privatized Medicare market.

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Massive study on medical conditions and spending aims to fill in knowledge gaps about U.S. health care

Medical Economics

Author describes origin of new cost breakdown on health care spending over a decade.

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mRNA Vaccine Shows Promise In Pancreatic Cancer Trial

Forbes Healthcare

Results from a trial of an mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer have shown that the vaccine reduces the chance of the cancer recurring in patients who initially respond.

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Indiscriminate, Cruel, and Wasteful: Abandoning USAID clinical trials

Science Based Medicine

The chaos and cruelty of its abrupt deconstruction are self-evident and already demonstrable The post Indiscriminate, Cruel, and Wasteful: Abandoning USAID clinical trials first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Demystifying AI in healthcare: From innovation to implementation

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Smart healthcare is here: See how AI is reshaping patient care and clinical workflows.

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State medical associations plead to Congress: Don’t slash Medicaid

Medical Economics

Doctors groups from 50 states join in missive to lawmakers.

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Nvidia Invests Further Into Healthcare & Releases The Largest Biology Foundation Model With The Arc Institute

Forbes Healthcare

The intersection of AI and biology has incredible promise.

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Redefining Dyslexia

Science Based Medicine

What, exactly, is dyslexia? What causes it, how should it be diagnosed, and stemming from that, how should it be treated? We can even ask a more fundamental question – does it actually exist as a discrete clinical entity? These questions have existed since dyslexia was first described and named in 1887, by German Opthalmologist, Rudolf Berlin.

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Salesforce launches library of ready-made AI tools for healthcare

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The tech company is banking that healthcare companies will turn to highly autonomous AI assistants to take on time-consuming tasks.

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Ep. 53: Practice employee safety with Andrea Greco of CENTEGIX

Medical Economics

Andrea Greco, SVP of health care safety at CENTEGIX, talks about keeping practices safe and how failing to do so can impact patient care.

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Apple Announces $500 Billion Investment; Its Healthcare AI Ecosystem Will Surely Benefit

Forbes Healthcare

Apple has increased its focus on healthcare and improving patient outcomes.

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How hard is it to prove you have coverage?

The Healthcare Blog

A friend of mine who wants to stay anonymous (for now at any rate) had a crazy waste of time proving that he was eligibile for a medication on his plan. I thought his story might trigger a few of you! And yes Optum is of course part of United HealthGroup– Matthew Holt Here is the ridiculous situation I had with filling a prescription through COBRA a few weeks back.

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Insurers closed out 2024 on shaky footing

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Operating income fell for all but two insurance divisions operated by major payers in the fourth quarter. And 2025 may be no better, after many major payers released outlooks suggesting medical costs will continue climbing this year.

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Practice succession planning steps

Physicians Practice

Most physicians are caught on the entrepreneur merry-go-round, dealing with business issues, family, staff, banks and so on, and find it difficult even to plan this years strategy, let alone figure out whether its time to sell.

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Little Girls Are Harming Their Skin With Anti-Aging Products

Forbes Healthcare

Driven by the viral #SephoraKids social media trend, little girls are harming their skin and their body image with anti-aging products.

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Being a Hopeful Nurse Leader

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Every year, Gallup polls the qualities the workforce globally looks for in leaders. The data is in for 2025, and the answer is that staff want to work for hopeful leaders. Four attributeshope, trust, stability, and compassionalways track in the top four, but this year, the need […] The post Being a Hopeful Nurse Leader appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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CHAI launches registry for health AI model cards

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The goal of the registry is to make it easier for healthcare companies to evaluate and shop between validated AI tools, the standards consortium said.

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What Is the Easiest Healthcare Certification to Get Online?

We Care Online

Online certifications are an excellentway to get started if youre interested in a career within healthcare. They are flexible, inexpensive and can give rise to well-paying jobsrelatively quickly. Below are five popular paths, along with their average salaries, their job outlooks, and links touseful resources. CertifiedNursing Assistant (CNA) Pay: The average CNA makes $30,000$36,000 peryear, depending on where they live and what they have experience doing ( BLS. gov ).

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When Medical AI Performs Better Than Human Doctors

Forbes Healthcare

We are at a tipping point when AI can perform better than human doctors in certain important tasks.

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Physicians warn that AI will undermine judgement, increase prior authorization denials

Medical Economics

AMA survey shows growing physician concerns over automated insurance denials.

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UHS’ income soars in 2024 on behavioral health volume

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Still, executives addressed concerns about potential changes to federal healthcare policy that could impact the provider’s bottom line, including cuts to Medicaid.

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Black History Month Physician Spotlight: Victor Ekuta, MD

Doximity

During Black History Month, we reflect on the contributions of Black physicians and healthcare professionals, both past and present, to the field of medicine. Each week, we highlight distinguished members of the Doximity network. These interviews provide insight into the unique experiences these physicians encounter in today's medical field, as well as the paths they are pioneering.