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- Upper Urinary Tract Cancer Drug May Offer Long-Term Benefits March 10, 2025While randomized comparative trials are needed, a relatively new treatment option for upper urinary tract cancers shows promise for lowering long-term recurrence in many patients with low-grade disease, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Chronic Stress and Obesity Work Together to Accelerate Pancreatic Cancer Development and Growth, Study Finds March 10, 2025A new study led by UCLA investigators suggests that chronic stress and an unhealthy diet may work together to fuel the early development of pancreatic cancer, shedding light on how lifestyle factors contribute to one of the deadliest malignancies.University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
- Studying Chemical Exposure and Brain Cancer Risk in Firefighters March 10, 2025The study co-led by Dr. Elizabeth Claus of Yale Cancer Center showed an increased presence of haloalkane-associated mutational signatures in the firefighters' tumors.Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital
- Study: Florida Leukemia Rates Rising Rapidly as Population Ages March 10, 2025A new Sylvester Cancer study reveals Florida has the nation's highest and fastest-growing leukemia rates, driven primarily by an influx of retirees, but it also uncovers a critical mismatch: many of the state's leukemia "hotspots," lack nearby specialized treatment, putting these residents at higher risk.Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
- New Study Uses Apple Health Mobility Data to Evaluate Outcome Measures Following Lower Extremity Surgery March 10, 2025The Apple Health app provides users with a wide range of metrics to track various health parameters, from heart rate and blood oxygen levels to fall risk and time spent in daylight.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Save the Date: Groundbreaking of World-Class Fox Cancer Center March 8, 2025Up to now West Texas has lacked a comprehensive cancer center, forcing residents to travel hundreds of miles for specialized care. Travel is costly, and patients often miss work and lose pay when they leave El Paso. The majority of El Paso cancer patients who have the financial means to leave the city for care […]Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
- Effort Seeks to Increase Cancer-Gene Testing in Primary Care March 8, 2025In the JAMA Network Open study published today, Dr. Elizabeth Swisher and colleagues assessed two ways that primary-care practices could assess patients' hereditary cancer risks and deliver testing to those identified as higher risk.University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine
- Uncovering Dementia's Environmental Triggers March 7, 2025A new study from the University of Georgia College of Public Health focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk.University of Georgia
- Transform Your Skin Health: Diet and Lifestyle Take Center Stage at 2025 AAD Annual Meeting March 7, 2025The 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting will take place March 7-11 in Orlando.American Academy of Dermatology
- Telehealth Didn't Increase Total Medicare Visits, but Did Drive Down Post-Visit Costs March 6, 2025A pair of preprints provide timely evidence about telehealth, with Medicare coverage for most virtual care set to expire March 31. Telehealth has not driven up the total number of visits to diagnose or manage health conditions, and post-visit total costs are lower for patients who start with a telehealth visit.Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Health
- How Much Will That Surgery Cost? 🤷 Hospital Prices Remain Largely Unhelpful. April 2, 2025Health care price transparency is one of the few bipartisan issues in Washington, D.C. But much of the information that hospitals and health plans have made available to the public is not helpful to patients, and there’s no conclusive evidence yet that it’s lowering costs or increasing competition.Daniel Chang
- Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care April 2, 2025The rate of overdose deaths from opioids has grown significantly among Black people. Yet, even after a nonfatal overdose, this group is half as likely to be referred to or get treatment compared with white people. Advocates and researchers cite implicit bias, insurance denials, and other systemic issues.Melba Newsome
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- Montana May Start Collecting Immunization Data Again Amid US Measles Outbreak April 1, 2025Montana is the only state that doesn’t collect immunization reports from schools, creating a data gap for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and community health officials. With more than 480 measles cases reported in the U.S., state lawmakers are considering a bill to restart the data collection.Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press
- Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk. April 1, 2025In his first term, President Donald Trump granted pardons or clemency to more than 60 convicted fraudsters, including health care executives who defrauded Medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars, courts and juries found. Now, Trump says cracking down on fraud is a priority.Brett Kelman
- Montana’s Small Pharmacies Behind Bill To Corral Pharmacy Benefit Managers March 31, 2025A bill designed to force PBMs to pay higher fees to independent drugstores sailed through the state House, but lobbyists are marshaling their forces to kill the measure in the Senate.Mike Dennison
- ‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes March 31, 2025The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prompted both grief and public outrage about the ways insurers deny treatment. Republicans and Democrats agree prior authorization needs fixing, but patients are growing impatient.Lauren Sausser
- Readers Shop for Nutritional Information and Weigh Radiation and Cancer Risks March 31, 2025KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
- He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000. March 28, 2025After leaving his job to launch his own business, an Illinois man opted for a six-month health insurance plan. When he needed a colonoscopy, he thought it would cover most of the bill. Then he learned his plan’s limited benefits would cost him plenty.Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
- Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again March 28, 2025Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient’s infirmities. The limits persist despite federal rules banning insurers from setting annual dollar limits on the care they will provide.Jordan Rau, KFF Health News