Health professionals have welcomed the proposals. Dr Layla McCay of the NHS Confederation told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme the plans would reduce “the huge problems that are caused to the individual and to society from smoking.” Deborah Arnott, chief executive of the charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), said the public expected “not […]
The Biden administration is proposing tighter regulations to cut down on “anti-competitive” practices in the Medicare Advantage (MA) market including strengthening the rules that limit how much compensation agents and brokers can receive for enrolling Medicare beneficiaries into MA plans. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a statement that the proposed […]
“Medical schools expanded significantly over the last 15 to 20 years, but residency programs were not expanded,” Fincher explained. “So we have a lot more medical students and not enough residency spots.” The cost of a medical degree also would tend to lead new doctors away from a rural practice, Fincher added. “The […]
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The more gun laws a state has, the lower its suicide and murder rates, a new U.S. study finds. Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis. In 2017, nearly 67,000 Americans died by suicide and homicide. And guns were involved […]
Italian military police did not deny the raid took place, but when asked by the BBC about the report, the foreign ministry in Rome and the Italian prime minister’s office refused to comment. The plant has a contract with AstraZeneca to “fill and finish” its vaccines and is set to do the same for the […]
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — States with more gun laws have less youth gun violence, new research reveals. For the study, the researchers examined data from several states from 2005 to 2017, and found that kids were less likely to be armed in states with more gun […]