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Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test21:14 New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician21:14 This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner -- all owne… RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing21:14 This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges. "Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifica… In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M21:14 This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist. Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, a… UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump1:26 Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.N. General Assembly’s leader and health officials are seeking to make sure that the lurking possibility of another worldwide disease emergency stays on the global agenda Senators to question FDA nominee about her views on abortion pill and vaccines24.září President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration will face questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese24.září Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, which the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal Idaho case may be connected to the 1982 Tylenol murders, officials say24.září Authorities in Idaho say a man found dead in a church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 that were dubbed the Tylenol murders Hayden Panettiere's death highlights risk of overdose death after stopping and resuming drug use23.září A coroner’s report notes that actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehabilitation just weeks before she died from an accidental drug overdose Man complained of lack of care for diabetes before death in ICE custody: Family23.září A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools22.září A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs What to know about hospital deals with Trump to limit care for transgender children22.září At least six hospitals have reached agreements with President Donald Trump's administration to stop offering gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts22.září The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm22.září Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, is a form of expression that dates back more than 500 years |