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Cheng "Charlie" Saephan
Health

Cancer patient who won $1.3 billion lottery said he would find a good doctor for himself—’I don’t want to die yet,’ he prayed

By Claire Rush and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
Photo illustration showing the interior of a medical office with lines from an EKG overlaying it
Features

America’s health system is still in crisis after its biggest cyberattack ever—but the ‘catastrophe’ is just a blip for the giant company that got hacked 

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April 23, 2024
Jennifer Young
Commentary

My mental health hit a low point due to a difficult pregnancy. Every employer should offer the kind of benefits package that pulled me through

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April 12, 2024
Study shows Wegovy eases heart-failure symptoms for patients with diabetes—helpful to Novo as it argues insurers should pay for it
Health

Study shows Wegovy eases heart-failure symptoms for patients with diabetes—helpful to Novo as it argues insurers should pay for it

By Naomi Kresge and Bloomberg
April 6, 2024
Whereas traditional colonoscopy involves snaking a camera called a colonoscope through your colon and rectum, a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, consists of X-rays and a computer creating 3D images of these organs.
Health

Virtual colonoscopy lets you skip the scope. Here’s what to know about the colorectal cancer screening Mark Cuban says saves time and money

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April 3, 2024
1 in 4 people skip regular checkups–and forgo their chance to benefit from early cancer detection. It’s time to nag the ones you love
Commentary

1 in 4 people skip regular checkups–and forgo their chance to benefit from early cancer detection. It’s time to nag the ones you love

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March 26, 2024
Smiling mature doctor talking to woman in hospital
Health

Last-minute deal struck between UnitedHealth and Mount Sinai means New Yorkers keep in-network doctors

By Jemima Denham and Bloomberg
March 20, 2024
Massachusetts
Health

57-year-old woman shocked by $177,000 bill from Mass. Medicaid office for her father’s cancer bill—and threat to go after his home

By Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
March 18, 2024
How a 35-year-old woman’s seven-year infertility odyssey ended thanks to a corporate benefit—and a state that allowed her to get IVF treatment
Lifestyle

How a 35-year-old woman’s seven-year infertility odyssey ended thanks to a corporate benefit—and a state that allowed her to get IVF treatment

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March 15, 2024
Biden’s 2025 budget proposal offers tax breaks for families, health care cost cuts and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations
Politics

Biden’s 2025 budget proposal offers tax breaks for families, health care cost cuts and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations

By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
March 12, 2024
‘Land of the free, and home of the medical bankruptcy’: Ex–surgeon general blasts health care system after getting $4,896.43 bill for dehydration
Health

‘Land of the free, and home of the medical bankruptcy’: Ex–surgeon general blasts health care system after getting $4,896.43 bill for dehydration

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March 1, 2024
Without Medicare Part B’s shield, patient’s family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight
Aging Well

Without Medicare Part B’s shield, patient’s family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight

By Tony Leys and KFF Health News
February 27, 2024
Male patient sitting on exam table in clinic room
Personal Finance

Even Gen Xers with significant retirement savings are worried a major health scare could bankrupt them: ‘Being sick could ruin you’

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January 30, 2024
North Carolina drops coverage for Wegovy and Ozempic, with implications for anti-obesity drug market projected to hit $100B by 2030
Health

North Carolina drops coverage for Wegovy and Ozempic, with implications for anti-obesity drug market projected to hit $100B by 2030

By Simone Foxman, Madison Muller and Bloomberg
January 27, 2024
person on phone
Health

A $190 million phone call: Medicare Advantage insurance giant accuses government of stripping bonus payments after one bad ‘secret shopper’ call

By John Tozzi and Bloomberg
January 23, 2024

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