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Clinical Care
Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A 'Silent Tsunami'
About 1 in 4 people in the U.S. have fatty liver disease. But among Latinos, especially of Mexican and Central...
Clinical Care
NIAID Director: Measles Not a 'Trivial Disease'
Anthony Fauci, MD, and colleagues weigh in on the dangers of the 2019 measles epidemic.
Clinical Care
As Syphilis Invades Rural America, A Fraying Health Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It
Compared with urban hubs, rural populations tend to have less access to public health resources, less experience with syphilis and...
Finance
Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
A policy review follows months of turmoil at the cancer center, which pledged an overhaul, including new rules on public...
Exemptions Surge As Parents And Doctors Do 'Hail Mary' Around Vaccine Laws
Parents have found end runs around the new law requiring vaccinations. And they have done so, often, with the cooperation...
Clinical Care
GAO: Most People with Substance Abuse, Mental Health Disorders Go Untreated
A federal report found no generally accepted estimate of downstream healthcare costs associated with untreated behavioral health conditions.
Finance
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Cost Hospitals $3.7B
Work requirements could shrink Medicaid rolls and increase uncompensated care costs for hospitals in states that implement them.
Clinical Care
Delayed Flu Shots Are More Effective, But Riskier Too
Waiting until closer to the start of flu season offers greater immunity. However, there are risks with delay, especially if...
Dems Slam Medicaid Overhaul in FY 2020 HHS Budget Proposal
Democrats rip the Trump administration for 'taking a hatchet to every part of the healthcare system,' undermining the ACA, slashing...
'Medieval' Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Infectious diseases ? some that ravaged populations in the Middle Ages ? are resurging in California and around the country,...
Innovation
'Medicare-For-All' Gets Buzzy In Unexpected Locales
The battle over healthcare reform is playing out in heated rhetoric on the national stage, and the coalition pushing Medicare-for-all...