Dive Brief: The physician-led Relative Value Scale Update Committee over-allocated the time required to perform knee replacement surgeries by 23% and hip replacement surgeries by 18%, according to a new Health Affairs study. Time over-allocations were even greater when previously implanted joints were being repaired or replaced. More than 80% of original replacements and more than… Read More »
A new phase I/II open-label, dose-escalation trial has recently tested the effectiveness of a “Trojan horse” drug in treating multiple types of otherwise treatment-resistant cancer in its late stages. A new clinical trial assesses the safety and effectiveness of an innovative drug against multiple cancers at an advanced stage. Recently, a team of experts from… Read More »
Take Me Out presenter Paddy McGuinness has revealed his body transformation after just four months of a “good diet” and training. The 45 year old took to Instagram to share the before and after pictures with his 928k followers. Paddy revealed he got down to 12% body fat and weighed 78.7kg in the after image.… Read More »
HCA Healthcare Chairman & CEO Milton Johnson, center, rings the New York Stock Exchange opening bell.ASSOCIATED PRESS After a correction, it is extremely unlikely that the best stocks to own are the same as before. Wayne Himelsein, one of my managers, has been looking for stocks showing signs of new leadership. This week he’s recommending… Read More »
Competition in commercial health insurance markets is shrinking for half the country. That’s the word from the American Medical Association‘s “Competition in Health Insurance: A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets” report. The findings showed half of all states had commercial health insurance markets that were less competitive in 2017 than in 2016. The report offers… Read More »