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8 of the best men’s slip on shoes this summer
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Dress Code: Silhouette | FashionBeans
The Most Stylish Character You’ve Probably Never Noticed
The Most Stylish Character You’ve Probably Never Noticed
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Jul , 2024
Better access for a few patients disrupts care for many
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Better access for a few patients disrupts care for many

“You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn’t going to see you anymore.” That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician began charging a membership fee in 2019. She found out about the change when someone at the physician’s front desk pointed to a posted notice. At […]

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Jun , 2024
SCOTUS rejects abortion pill challenge — for now
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SCOTUS rejects abortion pill challenge — for now

The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in […]

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May , 2024
More than 1 in 5 Canadians lack access to primary care, research finds
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More than 1 in 5 Canadians lack access to primary care, research finds

More than 1 in 5 adults in Canada did not have access to primary care, with large regional gaps in access, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.231372. Translated to the population of Canada, our survey estimates that more than 6.5 million adults across the country don’t have access to a family […]

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Apr , 2024
Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments
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Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments

A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw. Another woman in California, desperate for relief, used a screwdriver to lengthen her jawbone daily, turning screws that protruded from her neck. A third in New York had bone from her rib and fat from her […]

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Mar , 2024
AI assistance in radiology shows mixed results for performance
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AI assistance in radiology shows mixed results for performance

One of the most touted promises of medical artificial intelligence tools is their ability to augment human clinicians’ performance by helping them interpret images such as X-rays and CT scans with greater precision to make more accurate diagnoses. But the benefits of using AI tools on image interpretation appear to vary from clinician to clinician, […]

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Jan , 2024
Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.
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Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.

When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the test is one of the many preventive measures guaranteed to be free to patients under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The ACA’s provision made medical and economic sense, encouraging Americans […]

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Jan , 2024
‘Emergency’ or not, covid is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe.
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‘Emergency’ or not, covid is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe.

With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the covid pandemic clearly isn’t over. However, the crisis response is, since the World Health Organization and the Biden administration ended their declared health emergencies last year. Let’s not confuse the terms “pandemic” […]

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Jan , 2024
Cardiovascular surgeon and Michelin chef team up to create ‘The Heart Surgeon’s Cookbook’
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Cardiovascular surgeon and Michelin chef team up to create ‘The Heart Surgeon’s Cookbook’

An unprecedented collaboration between an eminent heart surgeon, a Michelin-starred chef and a global cardiovascular device provider sees the launch of a unique, surgically inspired recipe book, conceived to help surgeons take their skills practice out of the operating room and into the kitchen. The Heart Surgeons Cookbook. Image Credit: GetingeThe Heart Surgeon’s Cookbook is the […]

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Oct , 2023
Using opioid settlement cash for police gear like squad cars and scanners sparks debate
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Using opioid settlement cash for police gear like squad cars and scanners sparks debate

Policing expenses mount quickly: $25,000 for a law enforcement conference about fentanyl in Colorado; $18,000 for technology to unlock cellphones in Southington, Connecticut; $2,900 for surveillance cameras and to train officers and canines in New Lexington, Ohio. And in other communities around the country, hundreds of thousands for vehicles, body scanners, and other equipment. In […]

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Oct , 2023
Let’s have an honest conversation about what to expect as you age
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Let’s have an honest conversation about what to expect as you age

Oct 20 2023 How many of us have wanted a reliable, evidence-based guide to aging that explains how our bodies and minds change as we grow older and how to adapt to those differences? Creating a work of this kind is challenging. For one thing, aging gradually alters people over decades, a long period shaped […]
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