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Treating Long Covid Is Rife With Guesswork

Nov 22, 2022 at 11:34 am by Staff

    By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News    Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly tw.... Read More

The Player-Coaches of Addiction Recovery Work Without Boundaries

Nov 20, 2022 at 02:08 pm by Staff

  By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News   Sarah Wright stops by her peer support specialist’s hotel room-turned-office in this Denver suburb several.... Read More

Women in Healthcare Nashville Chapter Wins National Award

Nov 14, 2022 at 05:56 pm by Staff

  Women in Healthcare Nashville has won the Chapter of the Year Award from the national organization.  The Chapter Award recognizes the Women in Healthcare chapter.... Read More

Senior Scam Alert - Keeping our Patients Safe

Nov 07, 2022 at 08:39 pm by Staff

  By APRIL BOYKIN   In the medical profession, we frequently field questions, complaints, or even tales of woe from our patients who are victims of fraud. It is e.... Read More

Say What? Hearing Aids Available Over-the-Counter for as Low as $199, and Without a Prescription

Oct 17, 2022 at 05:19 pm by Staff

  By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News    Consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 20.... Read More

Private equity increasing investment in travel nursing, even among national nursing shortages

Oct 13, 2022 at 10:49 pm by Staff

New report exposes private equity’s profit-seeking tactics in medical staffing   A new report, “Profiting in Crisis: Exploring Private Equity’s Invest.... Read More
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Nashville Health Care Council Convenes Leaders in Council Fellows Summit 2022

Oct 03, 2022 at 03:31 pm by tchoate

  On Friday, September 30, the Nashville Health Care Council signaled a return to more normal times by convening the annual Council Fellows Summit for 2022.Similar to th.... Read More

Pharma-Funded FDA Gets Drugs Out Faster, But Some Work Only ‘Marginally’ and Most Are Pricey

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:03 pm by Staff

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News   Dr. Steven-Huy Han, a UCLA liver specialist, has prescribed Ocaliva to a handful of patients, although he’s not.... Read More

Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Sow Discrimination

Sep 27, 2022 at 01:09 am by Staff

  By Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News   David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor he “used to be Ph.D. level” during a 2.... Read More

Private Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures

Sep 19, 2022 at 10:08 am by Staff

  By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy vision, which had worsened after she took a drug to fight he.... Read More