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Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Republican lawmakers on Monday proposed overhauling Arkansas' Medicaid expansion to encourage recipients to work after the state's work requirement was…

Only a few months after CMS massively changed how skilled nursing facilities are reimbursed for therapy services, the pandemic hit and threw long-term care operations into a…

Perrigo Company has sold its generic drug business.The Allegan County, Pa.-based pharmaceutical company, which is domiciled for tax purposes in Ireland, announced Monday morning…

Nursing facilities with higher turnover rates also saw lower overall scores in CMS' Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System, as well as lower scores on health…

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition whereby the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin it does produce is not absorbed by the cells. Insulin is charged with…

When Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine won emergency use authorization on Saturday from the Food and Drug Administration, the move augmented the nation’s vaccination…

Bundled payments helped cut costs for several surgery types by more than 10%, with those savings passed on to employers and patients, a new study found.Joint replacement, spinal…

Cut down on the amount of salt in your food because salt raises your blood pressure."Aim to eat less than six grams (0.2oz) of salt a day, which is about a teaspoonful," advises…

Coronavirus vaccinations can cause enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit or near the collarbone, which may be mistaken for a sign of cancer.As vaccines are rolled out across the…