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The Ozempic Paradox: How Spending Billions on Weight-Loss Drug Would Actually Reduce Overall Medicare Costs
 Value in Health announced the publication of a landmark study by researchers at the University of Washington, Curta, Inc, and the University of North Carolina showing that broad Medicare coverage of semaglutide in diabetes, obesity, and liver disease could generate significant cost savings while delivering substantial health benefits to beneficiaries.
October 14, 2025
October 14 2025 - WashU Chemists Reveal New Insights Into ALS-Linked Protein
- UAH Nursing Researcher Publishes Copd Review Focused on Keys and Barriers to Managing Chronic Respiratory Condition
- Massage Therapy Can Play A Vital Role in Breast Cancer Recovery, New Research Shows
- New Insights Into Harmful Mutations in Sperm
- New Breakthrough Shows Promise for Protecting People Against Kidney Damage in Type 1 Diabetes
- New Research: Brain Cells Form 'Pneumatic Tubes' to Spread Toxic Molecules That May Play a Role in Alzheimer's Disease
- Stressors Damage Kidneys by Mutating Mitochondrial DNA
- Research Uncovers Possible Source of Smell Challenges in Autism
- 700+ CDC Layoffs Reversed Amid Backlash Over Cuts to Disease Response Teams
- Ketogenic Diet May Protect Against Prenatal Stress, Study Finds
- Hundreds of Kids Forced Into Quarantine as Measles Outbreaks Spread
- Joe Biden Begins Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- Final Day of Scientific Sessions Reveals Critical Insights for Clinical Practice at AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO
- Common Hospice Medications Linked to Higher Risk of Death in People with Dementia
- Looking Beyond Speech Recognition To Evaluate Cochlear Implants
- Tracking Infectious Disease Spread via Commuting Pattern Data
- UNC Health, Blue Cross NC Study Offers Clinical Evidence on How Food Delivery Models Can Reduce Food Insecurity and Improve Health Outcomes
- Chronic Pain Patients Use Comfort Eating To Cope, Study Finds
- Prior Authorizations Draining Time, Energy From Many Cancer Patients
- Social Media Might Stunt Students' Intellect, Study Says
- AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO Showcased Innovation Through Enhanced Industry Partnerships
- What's Your ZIP Code? It Could Matter To Your Newborn's Health
- Fentanyl-Linked Overdose Deaths Among Seniors Soar 9,000% in 8 Years
- Infants, Kids Going Without Liquids Far Longer Than Necessary Before Surgery
- New Study Finds Skin Conditions Remain Prevalent in People With HIV Despite Advances in Treatment
- AI-Enabled Screening Cuts Overuse and Improves Detection
- China's Cervical Cancer Trends Reveal Plateau Amid Rising Risk for Older and Rural Women
- Innovation in Epilepsy Care: Alternatives to Medication Seek to Reset, Repair Brain, Expert Explains
- Newly Published Paper Describes Discovery that Powers Enzymatic Makeovers for GLP 1 Like Peptides
- From Vaccines to AI: How China Is Driving Cervical Cancer Control
- University of Portsmouth Scientists Find Way to "See" Anxiety in the Brain
- Molecular Markers and Risk Models Guide Precision Care in Liver Cancer Surgery
- Invisible Implant for Clear Vision
- Mayo Clinic Discovery Reveals How Lungs Repair Themselves, Opening Doors for Regenerative Therapies
- The Ozempic Paradox: How Spending Billions on Weight-Loss Drug Would Actually Reduce Overall Medicare Costs
- Development of Silicon Ultrasound Patch Achieves Both Eco-Friendliness and Performance Enhancement
October 13 2025 - Researchers Track Characteristics of Firearm Owners Receiving Mental Health Treatment
- UNC School of Medicine Secures Two Major NIH Grants for Autism Research
- AAO-HNSF Celebrates Otolaryngology's Global Collaboration in Indianapolis on International Day
- Child Neurologists Can Play a Critical Role in Identifying Movement Issues in Autism, but More Training Is Needed
- 'Pirates' of the Caribbean: The luck and pluck of three-legged lizards
- Advances in Gene Therapy for Deafness, Precision Cancer Surgery, and Access to Specialized ENT Care All Showcased in Indianapolis
- What's the Tea on the Coffee vs. Tea Rivalry?
- Innovative Research Demonstrates Commitment to Enhanced Patient Outcomes at AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO
- Husker Physicist Studying How Disordered Materials May Advance Microelectronics
- AI Can Identify Stroke Types Using Clinical Notes, Study Shows
- UTHealth Houston Researchers Develop Technology That Can Decode Speech Across Different Patients
- Novel Procedure Helps Treat New Zealand Teen with Brain Cancer
- Pennsylvania Policymakers and Physicians to Gather for Medical Cannabis Symposium in Philadelphia
- Anesthesiologist-led care helps hip-fracture patients
get to surgery faster, with fewer complications
- Two-Dose Recombinant Shingles Vaccine Is Effective Even Accounting for Prior Receipt of Live Shingles Vaccine
- Experts Debate Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening for a 39-Year-Old Woman
- Excessive daytime sleepiness may raise risk of cognitive problems after surgery
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles Researchers Discover Possible Cell of origin for Ewing Sarcoma
- Spanish-Language Counseling Cuts Heavy Drinking Among Latinx Adults by 22%, UC San Diego Study Finds
- Large Genetic Study Links Cannabis Use to Psychiatric, Cognitive and Physical Health
- AI Models Predict Sepsis in Children, Allow Preemptive Care
- UNC Research Uncovers Ways to Address Early Suicidal Thoughts in Children
- Dear College Students: Essential Tips to Avoid Getting Sick on Campus
- Inconsistent Polypectomy Technique Suggests Deviation from Guideline Recommendations
- Cutting Evidence-to-Practice Time: Experts Present Digital Solution to Close Critical Gap in Medical Guidelines Implementation
- New Method Brings Growth Charts to Children with Rare Genetic Conditions
- Resecting the Unresectable -- Advances in Extracorporeal Liver Surgery (ELS)
- Toward a Cervical Cancer-Free Future: Cancer Biology & Medicine Highlights Science, Policy, and Equity
- Groundbreaking Research Advances Patient Care Across Otolaryngology Specialties at AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO
- AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO Showcases Clinical Practice Guidelines to Advance Evidence-Based Care in Otolaryngology
- SRD-YOLO Targets Weed Growth Points for Smarter Corn Farming
- Sleep Apnea, Hearing Loss, Cancer, Airway Disorders, Facial Nerve Conditions, and More Presented at AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting
- 3D Canopy Models Reveal How Forests Adapt to Drought and Heat
October 12 2025October 11 2025October 10 2025 - Unlocking the Skin's Natural Healing Power
- Answering a Century-Old Question: How do Brain Oscillations Emerge?
- Circulation Publishes 6-Month Outcomes from First-in-Human VCAS Trial of FieldForce(tm) Pulsed Field Ablation System: 82% Freedom from VT/VF Recurrence and 98% Reduction in Burden
- 'Google Maps' Approach to Revolutionize Lung Cancer Treatment
- Research Tip Sheet: Genetic Misfire in Lupus, UTI-Related Delirium
- 50 Years of Building Bridges: Historic Medical Conference Unites Continents, Disciplines, and Generations in Service of Global Health - October 18, Washington Hilton
- FDA Approves At-Home Version of Lasix for Heart Failure Care
- More Than 54,000 Gaza Children Now Severely Malnourished, U.N. Warns
- Don’t Toss Those Veggie Scraps — They Might Be Healthier Than You Think
- More Than a Feeling: Could a Healthier Gut Improve Mental Health?
- Virtual Reality May Re-create Psychedelic-Like Effects Sans Drugs
- Living Near Toxic Sites Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer
- Drug Combo Effective Against Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Poor ER Triage Leaves Sickle Cell Patients In Agony For Hours, Experts Say
- Ketamine Safe, Effective For Chronic Pain
- Quitting Smoking Nearly Doubles Cancer Patients' Short-Term Survival Odds, Experts Say
- Inspirational Videos Rival Meditation For Stress Relief, Study Says
- Cancer Patients Face Better Odds In Medicaid Expansion States
October 9 2025October 8 2025October 7 2025October 6 2025 - Teens in Distress Turn to Tobacco but Need More Help to Quit
- New NIH-Funded Program to Advance Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training
- For Rapid, Precise Lung Cancer Resections, Researchers Look to a Pen
- UTSW Discovery Opens Door to Novel Strategies for Hard-to-Treat Cancers
- What Matters Most to Senior Citizens? Not What You Might Think
- Human Ability to Focus on Specific Sounds Not Found to Originate in Auditory Nerve, Brainstem
- Mayo Clinic Uses Investigational Targeted Radiopharmaceutical Theranostic for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in First-in-Human Clinical Trial
- Tailoring & Teamwork Help Hospitals Reduce Wasteful Pre-Surgery Testing
- Lidocaine Poisonings Rise Despite Overall Drop in Local Anesthetic Toxicity
- Stress Cardiac MRI Helps Ruby Return to the Soccer Field
- Robotic Knee Prosthesis: Advanced Control Algorithm Could Expand Commercial Leg's Benefits
- The Brain Navigates New Spaces By 'Flickering' Between Reality and Old Mental Maps
- Psychiatry, Primary Care, and OB/GYN Subspecialties Hit Hardest by Physician Attrition
- Modern-Day Analysis of 1918 Birth Records Highlight Importance of Protecting Pregnant Women From Flu
- 1 in 3 NIH F32 Grant Recipients in Internal Medicine Receive Mentored Development Grants
- FDA May Ease Warning on Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms
- Love Chewing Ice? It Could Damage Your Teeth and Jaw
- Dog Treats Recalled Nationwide Over Salmonella Risk to Pets
- Costco to Sell Ozempic and Wegovy for $499 a Month
- UCLA Health Study Finds Inhalers for Asthma and COPD Drive Significant Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- More Women Under 50 Are Getting Breast Cancer: Here's What Surgeons Want You to Know
- Overeating A Sign Of Early Mental Health Problems Among Preschooler Girls
- Injectable Drug Slows Deterioration From Pulmonary Hypertension
- Alzheimer's Drug Might Improve Social Functioning Among Kids With Autism
- Seasonal Allergies Might Increase Suicide Rate, Study Says
- Air Pollution Particles Hitch A Ride On Red Blood Cells, Into Major Organs, Study Says
- Two Of Five Drivers Killed In Car Crashes Were Stoned, Study Says
- New Intervention Helps Pediatricians Promote Early Peanut Introduction to Prevent Peanut Allergy
October 5 2025October 4 2025October 3 2025 - Q and A with Breast Cancer Expert Carmen Calfa, M.D.
- Prenatal Zika Virus Exposure Causes Long-Term, Sex-Specific Immune Changes in Offspring, Study Finds
- New Study Led by University Hospitals Connor Whole Health Shows Chiropractic Care Associated with Reduction in Opioid Use Disorder in Patients with Low Back Pain
- Concussion History in NCAA Athletes Yields Mixed Health Outcomes
- New JAMA Health Forum Paper: Federal Funding Cuts, Government Shutdown Threaten Valuable Advances in Integrated Clinical-Social Care
- From Parkinson's to Rare Diseases, Discovered a Key Switch for Cellular Health
- FDA Signs Off on New Version of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
- Nearly 100 Sickened Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship With Norovirus
- Scientists Grow Egg Cells From Human Skin in New Study
- Minnesota Confirms 10 New Measles Cases, All in Unvaccinated Travelers
- Patients Value Communication Skills from Cancer Surgeons Across Six Key Areas, According to Research
- In Car Crashes with Pedestrians, Age and Zip Code May Predict Extent of Traumatic Injuries
- Mastectomy Linked to Worsened Sexual Health, Body Image After Surgery
- Over 40% of Deceased Drivers in Motor Vehicle Crashes Test Positive for THC, Study Shows
- Deaths from Drug-Induced Unintentional Injury Rise Across the US
- AI Optimizes Evacuation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Wounded Soldiers in Ukraine
- Untreated Depression Makes Surgical Outcomes Worse in Cancer Patients
- Use of Weight Loss Drugs Before Bariatric Surgery Has Soared in Recent Years, Study Finds
- Drop in Credit Score After Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Increased Mortality, Study Shows
- EMS Call Times in Rural Areas Take at Least 20 Minutes Longer Than National Average
- Rectal Bleeding in Young Adults Linked to 8.5 Times Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer
- Hospital Closures Disproportionately Affect Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities
- How the New Blood Pressure Guidelines Can Help Your Heart Health
- Menopause Doesn't Affect MS Progression, Major Study Concludes
- Free School Meals Linked To Less High Blood Pressure Among Children
- Bad Sleep Linked To Accelerated Brain Aging
- Smart Patch Helps Addicts, Alcoholics Manage Stress And Cravings
- Flavored Weed Vapes Becoming New Face Of Teen Drug Use
- Immigrants' Heart Health Advantage Fades While Living In The U.S., Study Says
- New Antibiotic Targets IBD -- and AI Predicted How It Would Work Before Scientists Could Prove It
- Glioblastomas Affect Much More Than Just the Brain
- Whooping Cough Can Be Fatal in Young Infants, Experts Warn
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