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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

“I was there when they opened,” Beckham recalled. “The population over 65, which often suffers the worst impact of respiratory viruses and others, now has the benefit of vaccines that can prevent much of that serious illness,” he said. So, in 2016, she celebrated her 60th birthday at her local CVS.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. So she bled a lot and finally called for help and was transferred to the hospital, where she started crashing in the trauma room. But before we go into all of that, I think, Bill, you have a song request for Alex. Bill 01:52 I do. Here we go.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. How is it financed and what comes next? Annals of Int Med.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. The West Virginia Legislature passed bills in both 2019 and 2023 requiring insurers to respond to nonurgent authorization requests within five days and more urgent requests within two days, among other mandates.