Monday 1 April 2019

Uninsured Get Pushed from Hospitals Faster

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Uninsured patients were also more than twice as likely to be transferred to another hospital and 66% more likely to be discharged outright, compared with people with private insurance, the findings showed.



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Study Gives New Hope to Patients With Rare Cancers

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Many people with rare cancers lack good treatments, and drug companies don't develop any because of small potential sales, the Associated Press reported.



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FDA OKs a Second New MS Drug

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Due to safety concerns, Mavenclad is recommended for people who have not responded to or can't tolerate other MS drugs, the FDA said. The drug is from EMD Serono, Inc.



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Even the Thought of Coffee 'Arouses' the Brain

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People who were exposed to things that call coffee to mind perceived time as shorter and thought in more concrete, precise terms, researchers said.



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