Posted on 11 October 2023. Tags: Exactech, Florida, hip replacement, implants, knee replacement, lawsuit
Ron Irby expected the artificial knee implanted in his right leg in September 2018 would last two decades, perhaps longer. Yet in just three years, the Optetrak implant manufactured by Exactech in Gainesville, Florida, had worn out and had to be replaced.
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Posted on 09 October 2023. Tags: Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Predictive Software, United Health Care
Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because she was well enough to go home.
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Posted on 05 October 2023. Tags: cholesterol, Dementia, HDL, Health, heart disease, LDL, research, study
Having either high or low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or “good” cholesterol, is tied to a small increased risk of dementia in older adults.
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Posted on 04 October 2023. Tags: CDC, COVID, flu, Health, RSV, Vaccine, winter
On Sept 12, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a press release advising “everyone 6 months and older to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 illness this fall and winter. ”
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Posted on 03 October 2023. Tags: Congress, disability, overpayments, Social Security
Several members of Congress are calling on the Social Security Administration to answer for issuing billions of dollars of payments it says beneficiaries weren’t entitled to receive and then demanding the money back.
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Posted on 02 October 2023.
While researchers continue to make advancements in cancer detection and treatment for breast cancer, one of the best ways to tackle the disease is through early detection and screening with mammography.
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