Legislature Seeks Health Care Reform Prescription

Published January 25, 2013

Legislature seeks health care reform prescription

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A final mental health issue that lawmakers will likely address is on so-called “parity,” or including behavioral health and substance abuse treatment as part of overall health care coverage. Federal law mandates that mental health conditions be …
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Gene mutation immortalizes malignant melanoma

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Dr. Rajiv Kumar of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) together with Prof. Dr. Dirk Schadendorf from Essen … Rajiv Kumar, Dirk Schadendorf and their teams are hoping that the alterations in the telomerase gene …
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Fighting Misconceptions About Sickle Cell Disease In The ER

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Nurse Corean McClinton, left, talks about pain management with Sherry Webb at the Sickle Cell Disease Center in the Truman Medical Center, in Kansas City, Mo., in 2007. When sickle cell patients arrive at emergency rooms, they often have difficulty …
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