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Doctors significantly over-allocated times to perform joint replacements, study shows

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 »

Pharmacists, Techs Discuss Pharmacy Retail Layoffs – Pharmacy Times

Layoffs impacting Walmart pharmacy departments across the country set social media abuzz this week with former employees sharing news of their job losses. Social media posters reported job losses for pharmacists, technicians, clerks, and pharmacy management positions. Stores in multiple states, including California, and Oklahoma, have reportedly been impacted.  On Facebook, some users expressed sadness, disappointment and anger… Read More »

Navigating the World of Vaccine Billing – Pharmacy Times

Immunizations are one of the biggest revenue growth opportunities for pharmacies, and learning to successfully navigate the world of vaccine billing can bring tremendous value to a business. Unfortunately, vaccine billing can be intimidating, which may cause many pharmacies to miss out on this revenue opportunity. Much of the confusion is because of the different… Read More »

House Passes Legislation Aiming to Shore Up Health Law and Lower Drug Costs – The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a suite of health care bills that tied shoring up the Affordable Care Act to lowering drug prices, as Democrats tried to hold Republicans to their campaign promises to secure coverage for pre-existing medical conditions and rein in the cost of prescription medicine. But Democratic leaders appeared to… Read More »

Harvard unveils new technique 60 times faster than traditional fMRI

The speed of the human brain is remarkable. Almost immediately upon being exposed to stimuli, neurons are activated, prompting subconscious reactions and, a fraction of a second later, thought. But the speed at which we can noninvasively follow brain function using an MRI is not as impressive. Functional MRI (fMRI), which measures changes in blood-oxygen… Read More »

Beauty queen's whose right leg was three times the size of the left finally has matching limbs

Beauty queen whose right leg was THREE-TIMES larger than the left due to rare swelling condition finally has matching limbs – and can box, sky-dive and salsa dance Amy Rivera suffers from primary lymphedema, a rare condition that causes chronic swelling  For most of her life, the entire right side of her body was bigger… Read More »