Chuck Peterson of Omaha, Nebraska, recently experienced a swollen, painful knuckle caused by arthritis. He got a prescription for colchicine.
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FDA Seeks Way To Review Old Drugs Without Causing Price Hikes
Posted on 18 April 2021.
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Biden’s Long-term Care Plan: What’s At Stake
Posted on 15 April 2021.
There’s widespread agreement that it’s important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent as long as possible. But are we prepared to do what’s necessary, as a nation, to make this possible?
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Why You Should Consider Seeing A Geriatrician
Posted on 13 April 2021.
It comes as second nature for most parents to take their children to a pediatrician at least once a year. The differences between children and adults are so stark that it makes sense to choose a doctor specially trained to treat younger patients.
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Biden’s Expansion Of Long-Term Care Sparks Debate
Posted on 12 April 2021.
President Joe Biden is proposing a major expansion of the government’s role in long-term care, but questions are being raised over his using the low-income Medicaid program and piggybacking the whole idea on an infrastructure bill.
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Cocoa May Protect Your Heart When You’re Stressed
Posted on 09 April 2021.
Increased consumption of flavanols could protect people from mental stress-induced cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart disease and thrombosis, according to new research.
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Coupons And Vouchers For Drugs Cover A Sliver of Prescriptions
Posted on 07 April 2021.
Use of vouchers and coupons offered by pharmaceutical companies to defray patients’ out-of-pocket drug costs is concentrated among a small number of drugs.
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