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How To Save Hundreds On Prescription Drugs

Forbes Healthcare

Rick Bates has a nice business finding consumers the best deals on their medicines. But now billionaire Mark Cuban is elbowing in.

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Topoisomerase inhibitors and chronic pain

KevinMD.com

Topoisomerase inhibitors emerged in the American medical landscape in 1971, thanks to the discovery by Dr. Jim Wang of the E. coli omega protein. Topoisomerase I, an enzyme identified by Dr. Wang, plays a crucial role in DNA unwrapping from supercoiling. Supercoiling involves tightly wrapping DNA for storage and protection, requiring unwrapping for reading, a Read more… Topoisomerase inhibitors and chronic pain originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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ā€˜The Invisible Shield’ Aims To Makes Public Health More Visible

Forbes Healthcare

A new TV series about public health's achievements and challenges is called "The Invisible Shield" and will be making its PBS debut this Tuesday on March 26 at 10 pm.

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The truth about health care startups: financial sacrifices and emotional toll

KevinMD.com

The allure of joining a startup as a health care professional is undeniable. With over 70 percent of physicians now employed by health systems and other corporate entities – we often feel like invisible cogs in a machine and feel excluded from any opportunities to contribute to real change. Social media is seemingly filled with Read more… The truth about health care startups: financial sacrifices and emotional toll originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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China Power Woman’s Akeso Raises $150 Mln After First Profit

Forbes Healthcare

Tie-up with Summit Therapeutics boosted revenue

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How Old Are You Really? New ā€˜Aging’ Clock Provides Clues

Forbes Healthcare

We age along two clocks: a chronological clock and a biological clock. The two don’t always align: some people may be biologically "younger" than their chronological age would suggest, and others, older.

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Best Practices for Patient Record-Keeping and Data Privacy – Part 2

Northwest Career College

If you are a current or aspiring dental administrative assistant, dental front office assistant, treatment or benefits coordinator, or dental office manager, this article is for you! If you haven’t read our last article, check out Best Practices for Patient Record-Keeping and Data Privacy – Part 1 for a detailed description of the foundational best practices that we recommend you incorporate into your practice.

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How Health Insurance ā€˜Prior Authorization’ Works. And How To Fix It

Forbes Healthcare

Health insurers increasingly use prior authorization to review care decisions. This leads to delays and administrative burden. Policy fixes are addressing the problem.

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Claims That Intermittent Fasting Increases Death Risk By 91% Are Premature

Forbes Healthcare

A study presented at an American Heart Association meeting showed associations between intermittent fasting (8-hour time-restricted) and higher cardiovascular mortality

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