(Reuters Health) – More efforts are needed to prevent falls among the elderly, especially those just discharged from the hospital, Australian researchers say.
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Ohio regulator orders insurers, benefit managers to give lowest drug price
(Reuters) – The Ohio Department of Insurance said on Wednesday that pharmacy benefit managers and insurers would have to disclose the lowest price for a prescription drug for Ohio consumers, part of a move to prevent insured consumers potentially paying more than those without insurance.
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Exclusive – Hospital contract disarray highlights challenges to Saudi healthcare reform
DUBAI (Reuters) – London-listed NMC Health’s bid to take over the running of a top Saudi hospital has stalled over contractual terms, reflecting wider challenges to the government’s drive to open the healthcare sector to foreign investors.
Source: Reuters Medical News
Lilly's Cyramza succeeds in late-stage liver cancer trial
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co’s cancer drug Cyramza helped patients with liver cancer live longer, meeting the main goal of a late-stage trial, four years after failing a prior study.
Source: Reuters Medical News
Zambia withdraws military personnel deployed to fight cholera
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia has withdrawn military personnel deployed in December to help clean up the capital and other cities at the height of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 80 people in seven months, the government said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters Medical News
U.S. Obamacare 2018 exchange enrollment drops 3 percent: CMS
(Reuters) – About 11.8 million consumers nationwide enrolled in 2018 Obamacare exchange plans, a 3 percent drop from last year when 12.2 million consumers signed up, according to a final government tally released on Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Invest in workforce to roll out bowel cancer screening, urges former health secretary
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