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Government Lets Health Plans That Ripped Off Medicare Keep the Money
Medicare Advantage plans for seniors dodged a major financial bullet Monday as government officials gave them a reprieve for returning
Read moreGut bacteria affect brain health, mouse study shows
A growing pile of evidence indicates that the tens of trillions of microbes that normally live in our intestines —
Read moreThe Impact of Cyberbullying on Mental Health
What is cyberbullying?The role of social media in cyberbullyingThe mental health of cyberbulliesSimilarities and differences to conventional bullyingPreventing and lessening
Read moreWhat are the Health Effects of Watching Television?
IntroductionPhysical health effectsMental health effectsHealth effects on childrenReferencesFurther reading It has become more unusual to find a house in the
Read moreCommon Causes of Indigestion (Dyspepsia)
IntroductionCommon causes of functional indigestionCommon causes of organic indigestionComplicationsReferencesFurther reading Indigestion, or dyspepsia, describes any discomfort or pain in the upper
Read moreHow Medicare Advantage Plans Dodged Auditors and Overcharged Taxpayers by Millions
In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records
Read moreImmunotherapy eliminates disease-causing cells in mice with MS-like disease
The cancer therapy known as CAR-T has revolutionized treatment of some blood cancers since it was introduced in 2017. The
Read moreWhat is Sleep Regression?
IntroductionHow Much Sleep do Babies Need?When does Sleep Regression Occur?What Biological Pathways Cause Sleep Regression?Sleep Regression is a Developmental SteppingstoneReferencesFurther
Read morePediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology established with NIH funding
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health
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