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An AI model to predict kidney damage, trained on data from veterans, works less well in women

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The results were so promising that the Department of Veterans Affairs, which supplied de-identified patient data to help build the AI, said in 2019 that it would immediately start work to bring it to the bedside. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Health plan formularies lowered barriers to fair access to some drugs, analysis finds

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Department of Veterans Affairs. Almost uniformly, the 19 formularies made the medicines available fairly when judged on three criteria: eligibility based on clinical data, restrictions placed on prescribers, and step therapy, which requires patients to try other medicines before an insurer will approve a prescription.

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STAT+: Cancer drug shortages have plagued the U.S. for years. Can they be fixed?

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Department of Veterans Affairs, described the agonizing decisions that doctors must make when critical medicines are in short supply. Speaking at a March 22 Senate hearing on drug shortages, Schuman, a head and neck surgeon at the U.S.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: More than 9 in 10 pharmacy techs report drug shortages; Yale and VA strike deal over ketamine patent royalties

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Department of Veteran Affairs for ketamine-related inventions, Reuters notes. Yale Enjoy, and see you soon. … Yale University and one of its professors agreed to settle allegations that they wrongly withheld patent royalties from the U.S.  Yale and professor John Krystal agreed to pay $1.5

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Health insurer Excellus will not fund Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm

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The decisions follows announcements by the Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai Centre for Cognitive Health that they would not administer the drug, and shortly after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said it would not include Aduhelm in its medicine formulary.

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Can Hepatitis C drugs reduce symptoms of PTSD?

European Pharmaceutical Review

PTSD is estimated to affect some six percent of the US population, according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. PTSD is a potentially chronic condition that disrupts lives and can lead to or exacerbate existing health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts.

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Why is mental health awareness foundational for diverse communities?

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Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Section 6 PE Tables – Results from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables, SAMHSA, CBHSQ. Department of Veterans Affairs, PTSD: National Center for PTSD.