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What happens to kidney care when Medicare’s CKCC model sunsets and LEAD begins?

Restrictive covenants can force employed physicians to sell their homes and leave their communities for better opportunities. Here's how to narrow geographic, time and termination terms up front.

Encora X1, an FDA-cleared wrist device, uses mechanical rather than electrical neurostimulation, giving VA clinicians an option for patients who can't tolerate medication or have implanted electrical devices.

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A survey of 1,185 U.S. adults found the preference reversed for routine requests such as scheduling and prescription refills.

In 590,282 California heart attack hospitalizations, a new PCI-capable facility within a 30-minute drive lowered 30-day mortality 20% in communities without prior access but did not change survival where the procedure was already available.

MedPAC commissioners pile on Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System, a program they love to hate

In a 13-patient test, an AI chat app answered questions about patients' brain data, and their feedback cut simulated false seizure alarms by 80%.