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Health and Fitness
What is normal blood sugar by age?
Blood sugar levels can also be used to determine your risk of developing diabetes. For instance, individuals with prediabetes will have their blood sugar levels checked annually, as elevated blood sugar levels can suggest an increased risk of developing diabetes(blood sugar by age). Diabetes type 2 Here’s everything you need to know about how blood sugar is checked, what constitutes…
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Are molecular or rapid COVID-19 tests more accurate?
Rapid, point-of-care antigen testing is helpful for detecting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in symptomatic persons, according to the results of an updated comprehensive analysis published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. However, test accuracy varies significantly between brands, and only a few exceed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) minimum acceptable performance guidelines. Rapid detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome…
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Health and Fitness
Are PBMs going away?
PBMs handle prescription drug benefits for health insurers, Medicare Part D drug plans, major employers, and other payers. By negotiating with drug manufacturers and pharmacies to reduce drug spending. PBMs substantially impact how insurers determine overall drug costs, how patients get drugs, and how pharmacies are compensated. PBMs have come under increasing attention in recent years for their involvement in…
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Health and Fitness
What does inpatient hospice care mean?
Inpatient hospice care is provided to patients in their final stages of life when hospitalization is unnecessary and care at home or in a nursing home is not practicable. The primary goals of inpatient hospice care are to relieve symptoms, ensure the highest possible quality of life until death, and provide grief care¹. In many countries, an inpatient hospice serves…
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