Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.
Category: Medicine and Health
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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals
Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.
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South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.
The budget cuts threaten global progress on everything from heart disease to H.I.V. — and could affect American drug companies, too.
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Norma Swenson, ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ Co-Author, Dies at 93
She was a proponent of natural childbirth when she joined the group that produced the candid guide to women’s health. It became a cultural touchstone and a global best seller.
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They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?
A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.
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Andrew Witty, UnitedHealth Group C.E.O., Steps Down
The company said that Mr. Witty had left the job for personal reasons. Stephen Hemsley, the company’s executive chairman, will replace him.
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A.I. Was Coming for Radiologists’ Jobs. So Far, They’re Just More Efficient.
Experts predicted that artificial intelligence would steal radiology jobs. But at the Mayo Clinic, the technology has been more friend than foe.
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What It Means to Be a ‘Well Woman,’ According to Amy Larocca, Author of ‘How to Be Well’
In her new book, “How to Be Well,” the writer Amy Larocca draws readers down a rabbit hole of serums, supplements and colonics. We know a lot of it doesn’t work. Why do we want it anyway?
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Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate the end of his giving.
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Is Dear Media’s Podcast Network the ‘Manosphere’ for Women?
Dear Media, a podcast company known for chatty celebrity and lifestyle shows, is also tapping into women’s interest in alternative health.
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Is Dear Media’s Podcast Network the ‘Manosphere’ for Women?
Dear Media, a podcast company known for chatty celebrity and lifestyle shows, is also tapping into women’s interest in alternative health.
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Blackstone President Donates $125 Million to Tel Aviv University
The gift is the largest in Tel Aviv University’s history, and is expected to help relieve Israel’s shortage of doctors.