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• 1 in 5 Patients on Kidney Dialysis Say No to COVID-19 Vaccine: Study
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• 9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private
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• Air Pollution Takes a Toll on Your Kidneys
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
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• Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Bias More Likely in Medical Journals That Accept Reprint Fees: Study
• Biden Administration Calls for Crackdown on Misleading Medicare Ads
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Brazil Study Shows Climate Change's Deadly Impact on Kidneys
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• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
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• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Condition Affecting Kids With COVID-19 Remains Very Rare, Heart Group Says
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Could Russian Hackers Cripple U.S. Health Care Systems?
• COVID May Worsen Kidney Injury, Study Finds
• COVID-19 Can Cause Scarring of Kidneys: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Dan McKillen, Former CEO of HealthDay, Dead at 71
• DEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End
• Dialysis Patients Have Weaker Response to COVID Vaccine: Study
• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Eat These Foods, Your Kidneys Will Thank You
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Energy Drink Habit Led to Heart Failure in a Young Man
• Even a Little Lead in Drinking Water Can Harm People With Kidney Disease
• Even 'Modest' Drop in Kidney Function Might Harm Young Adults: Study
• Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
• Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
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• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
• Hispanic, Black Americans on Dialysis Face Higher Risks for Dangerous Infections
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• Hispanics With Kidney Disease Face Higher Risk for Cardiac Arrest
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
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• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In a First, Scientists Grow Human Kidneys Inside Pigs
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds
• Kidney Disease Is Tougher on Men Than Women, and Researchers Now Know Why
• Kidney Failure Often a COVID-19 Complication
• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
• Kidneys' Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Kidney Failure Patients Regret Starting Dialysis
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
• Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation
• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
• Monkey Given Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Still Alive Two Years Later
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most Kidney Patients OK With Getting Text Reminders on Care
• Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
• Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
• Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Reversing a Trend, Sicker Americans Are Staying With Medicare Managed Care Plans
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
• Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe
• Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
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• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
• Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
• What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
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