Lupus Patients on Medicaid Skip Meds

Lupus Patients on Medicaid Skip Meds
"Adherence was very low for all drugs," Yazdany said. "We were … What clinicians need to realize is that a majority of this vulnerable population is not taking their lupus medication as prescribed, putting them at risk for poor health outcomes …
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As experts recognize new form of black lung, coal industry follows familiar …
Though parts of his lungs show the dark nodules typical of the classic form of black lung, all doctors agree that his biggest problem is elsewhere, in the parts of his lungs that show severe scarring with a different pattern. His case file, spread in …
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Active PTH Better Predictor of Death in ESRD
"The nephrology community has long recognized there is an issue with current testing approaches, and now we can solve this problem and improve patient care." When serum levels … The study "clearly separated the true effects of the bioactive non …
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Rip-Off: How Private-Sector Health Costs Are Killing the American Dream
The federal government doesn't have a deficit problem. Its fiscal issues are entirely related to … Second, multiple studies have found that we have significantly poorer health outcomes than most developed countries (see here, and here) – by some …
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