The first rural hospital to line up for the life of the new government

Published Date: 08 Mar 2023

Hospitals in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma are the first to call for a new rural hospital payment model that shifts services from inpatients to outpatients and emergency patients.

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Alpha-gal syndrome is not a nationally reportable condition, so true burden remains unclear.

Oral antihistamines added to standard atopic dermatitis treatment result in detectable but clinically unimportant reductions in eczema severity and itch and may cause cognitive impairment.

Population-specific genomic projects may help refine obesity risk scores and support more individualized interventions.

Nearly half of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cases arise from low-stage primary tumours, even when treatment is adequate, a nationwide analysis in Netherlands shows.

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