Dr. Visa

Personalised Precision Medical Oncologist
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Here are the 12 #healthcare issues that will define 2018, according to PwC https://t.co/NrL0v0K2Q0 via @HealthITNews endangered middlemen, #Price #transparency moves to the state house, strategic patient experience ...

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A widely-used diabetes drug has been recalled after manufacturers found it contained unacceptably high levels of a cancer-causing contaminant.
Indian pharmaceutical company Marksans Pharma Limited is recalling metformin hydrochlori…https://t.co/6pCVzLaDaz https://t.co/qMwIKq7KQe

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For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread
Ireland's Supreme Court has ruled: Subway bread isn't actually bread. At least, not legally. That's because its bread has too much sugar https://t.co/DwqrpPwsNJ

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In pandemic era, the term palliative care is even more scary for some. So specialists want to rename it. ... substituting the name “palliative care” with “supportive care.” https://t.co/AwEgqv5q9j

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3 Malpractice Risks of Video Visits

Since the pandemic started, a number of states have enacted emergency malpractice protections to shield health professionals from lawsuits https://t.co/TE7HmLoR4F

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Honored to be with the Dr Michael Brescia of the Brescia-Cimino Hemodialysis AV Fistula. Enjoyed sharing stories of Mother Teresa. Being a better, empathetic, compassionate, clinician filled with love - I shall owe to this encounter. #calvary #palliative https://t.co/DgaKQPRV5W

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As Telemedicine Replaces The Physical Exam, What Are Doctors Missing?
"I think there's something therapeutic about seeing a physician and having them lay their hands on you, and my sense from the feedback I've gotten from the artic…https://t.co/KTOZ8E1VxB https://t.co/vbfaGkEkpP

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An unprecedented decision backing a whistleblower's use of third-party legal funding in a Medicare billing suit has raised concerns that future False Claims Act lawsuits may be motivated more by corporate... https://t.co/G1Dj7j5TMz

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The Knee Surgeon Was In-Network. The Surgical Assistant Wasn't, And Billed $1,167
"We're seeing more of the third parties," said Dr. Karan Chhabra, a surgeon and health policy researcher at the University of Michigan Medical School…https://t.co/GWGUomoTZu https://t.co/pxTg40dDRZ

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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan group of budget experts focused on fiscal policy, estimates that the pandemic will cause the Part A Medicare trust fund to be unable to pay all of its bills starting in…https://t.co/ijbYzQhmV0 https://t.co/K5RHrUq3yc

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Checkpoint inhibitors like Merck’s blockbuster PD-1 blocker Keytruda are now widely used to treat several tumor types, but many patients don’t respond to these drugs for reasons that remain a mystery. Now, a team led by researchers…https://t.co/FUWOGo9hEs https://t.co/9z7LzBe7zO

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Travelers flying into New York from certain states are now required to show proof that they've completed a form with their contact information and travel plans before they can leave airports across the state. https://t.co/X7WXtWCQ93

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And then came the pandemic flu. A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.
It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say.
The researcher…https://t.co/9wl6ITwYnO https://t.co/EUOhYE9hND

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CareFirst, which serves over 3 million members, is only reimbursing primary care physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and behavioral health providers under specific conditions. They are paid a flat rate of $20 regardless of the length of the call. https://t.co/iIqhChFxIO

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Finally the miracle cure here
A Year In, 1st Patient To Get Gene-Editing For Sickle Cell Disease Is Thriving
#CRISPR https://t.co/LNB54l5Mbi

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The FDA issued warning letters to two breast implant manufacturers the agency contends have failed to comply with regulatory requirements. https://t.co/8ocpQF8jW7

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The national cancer-attributable costs in the United States are projected to increase by over 30 percent from 2015 to 2030, corresponding to a total cost of over $245 billion, #cancercosts #healthcarecosts #drugcosts https://t.co/mpfYl5DmeQ

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Microbiome Composition Can Predict Treatment Success for Transplant Patients
the composition of the intestinal microbiome among patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplants for hematologic malignancies can help pred…https://t.co/KmpSi4VATj https://t.co/WxcwSr79uR

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On Dying Alone: 'Behind Every COVID-19 Case, There Is A Story'.
Let's also remember the additional 5x to 10x deaths occurring, under similar challenging circumstances during this pandemic and the impact on family and loved ones https://t.co/HPjT8pl4Jp

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Supreme Court Rejects Church's Challenge To California's Coronavirus Rules
Roberts wrote that the Constitution generally grants broad leeway to state leaders in circumstances of medical uncertainty. In particular, the chief justice…https://t.co/WcsbsOivge https://t.co/VM9O6JpC6G

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White House announces plan to cap insulin costs at $35 a month for senior Medicare enrollees.
Verma added during Tuesday's call that CMS will monitor the results of this approach to lowering insulin costs and, if the model proves s…https://t.co/bxWahiy7pJ https://t.co/kUk27ik94I