Flame retardants, plasticizers, and "forever" chemicals are common in household items like cookware and cosmetics. But these materials that people are exposed to every day have also been linked to ...

Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced a series of actions affecting Medicare and Medicaid, including a $259.5 million deferral of federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced a series of actions affecting Medicare and Medicaid, including a $259.5 million deferral of federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota ...

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The U.S. medical system can be tough to navigate—financially, emotionally, and logistically. It can be even more complicated when you’re trying to obtain durable medical equipment (DME) essential to ...

The proposed changes would reduce reimbursement rates for some services by more than half, with some cuts reaching up to 85%. Cuts would effect services like mobility aids, feeding tubes and ...

Step by step tutorial on how to build a giant LEGO candy vending machine using standard LEGO bricks. The video shows the complete build process including the dispenser system and internal mechanism.

On October 28, 2025, HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted an audit report finding that Medicare improperly paid suppliers $22.7 million over seven years for durable medical equipment, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A large cohort study showed high prevalence of bilateral diabetic macular edema at first visit. The intensity of ...

Diabetes comes with its share of complications, one of which is diabetic macular edema (DME). Roughly 1 in 14 people with diabetes develop this eye disease that can lead to vision loss. Early ...