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Integration of a Cost Effective Healthcare Plan for Jamaica, Queens, New York

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More Screen Time For Teens Linked To ADHD Symptoms

Rhitu ChatterjeeJuly 17, 201812:25 PM ET Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Most teens today own a smartphone and go online every day, and about a quarter of them use the internet “almost constantly,” according to a 2015 report by the Pew Research Center. Now a … Continue reading

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Doctors Said Immunotherapy Would Not Cure Her Cancer. They Were Wrong.

By GINA KOLATA FEB. 19, 2018  (Original Article) Oriana Sousa, 28, who lives in Marinha Grande, Portugal, had a rare, aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Traditional treatments failed, but with immunotherapy her tumors shrank so much that there is no … Continue reading

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How to Prevent Falls

By JANE E. BRODY JAN. 8, 2018  (original article) CreditPaul Rogers It’s that time of year again when safety-conscious organizations issue cautionary tales about preventing falls and, failing that, protecting against serious injury when suddenly descending unintentionally from the vertical. … Continue reading

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How Big Tech Is Going After Your Health Care

By NATASHA SINGER DEC. 26, 2017  (Original Story) CreditMinh Uong/The New York Times When Daniel Poston, a second-year medical student in Manhattan, opened the App Store on his iPhone a couple of weeks ago, he was astonished to see an … Continue reading

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Component Of Blood Also Found In Plants

By HAROLD M. SCHMECK Jr. Published: January 19, 1988 NO one can get blood from a turnip, but it might prove possible to find the blood substance hemoglobin in one. In a new report in the journal Nature, scientists say … Continue reading

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How 2 Kidney Transplants Yielded Real Madrid’s ‘Secret Weapon’

Cover Photo Terry Nelson, the founder of Aqua Running, a company that sells buoyancy suits for training and rehabilitation.CreditJake Naughton for The New York Times By RORY SMITH NOV. 28, 2017 LIVERPOOL, England — Whenever one of Real Madrid’s galaxy of stars … Continue reading

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Is Your Doctor Getting Drug Kickbacks?

Doctors are making money – LOTS of money for prescribing drugs to you and your family. Chemotherapy kickbacks are the worst. How much are they getting? Check out the detailed infographic below for the shocking statistics. This revenue windfall absolutely … Continue reading

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CVS Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy Aetna in Landmark Acquisition

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and KATIE THOMASOCT. 26, 2017 (original article) In addition to its pharmacies, where it runs walk-in clinics, CVS is one of the nation’s top three pharmacy benefit managers. CreditChristian Hansen for The New York Times CVS … Continue reading

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How Do People Die From Diabetes?

By RONI CARYN RABIN OCT. 13, 2017 Photo CreditStuart Bradford (original article) Q. How do people die from diabetes? A. People who have diabetes cannot regulate their blood sugar levels and if the disease isn’t tightly controlled, blood sugar can spike to abnormally high … Continue reading

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