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States move to curb insurers’ prior authorization requirements as federal reforms lag
Doctors and patients in several states would get some relief from burdensome prior authorization requirements if reform legislation becomes law....
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The weird world of hydrogels: How they’ll change health care
“As people develop new hydrogels that more closely match the tissues in our body, we’ll be able to treat a whole host of ailments we couldn’t...
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People still want their medical intelligence in human form
Plus: Finding humor in the temporal lobe and comparing reproductive inequality in mammals.
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COVID emergency over, but hundreds are still dying weekly
Amid widespread efforts to move on and drop protective measures, the country’s most vulnerable people are at significant risk.
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The antimicrobial peptide that even Pharma can love
Faster wound healing comes in waves, and a cancer drug that eats bugs.
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Boys may carry the weight, or overweight, of adults’ infertility
Plus: The promise of fecal beads and the air of sleep-dieting.
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Axial spondyloarthritis versus axial psoriatic arthritis: Different entities?
Features of axial psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis overlap, but whether they’re different diseases or on the same spectrum is...
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Medical-level empathy? Yup, ChatGPT can fake that
Plus: Fishy sperm, an even more fishy sperm donor, and aviation-related sleep deserts.
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Researchers seek to understand post-COVID autoimmune disease risk
Three large studies link past SARS-CoV-2 infection to new-onset autoimmune disease, but it is not yet clear what drives this relationship.
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Drive, chip, and putt your way to osteoarthritis relief
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BMI is a flawed measure of obesity. What are alternatives?
“BMI is trash. Full stop.”