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Medicare pays $5 billion more on purchasing drugs for beneficiaries with diabetes than for patients without diabetes. Insulin drugs are increasing fastest. Read More »
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Medicare to pay $450 to help seniors lose weight, avoid diabetes
Oscar and Teri Lara of Rancho Bernardo were diagnosed with prediabetes a few months ago, a condition 86 million Americans share. That means the retired couple live with a greater chance they’ll develop diabetes, which can lead to heart, nerve, kidney and eye disease, and an early death. The Laras are lucky. Nine in 10 Americans don’t know they have ... Read More »
Fewer kids injured on bikes, while more senior cyclists suffer severe injuries
Injuries among children and teens riding bicycles have plummeted in California over the past decade, but at the other end of the age spectrum there’s worrisome news. Cyclists 55 and older are more often getting into crashes that result in a visit to an emergency room. Compared with younger riders, injuries in seniors also tend to be more serious and ... Read More »
Kindergartner vaccinations rising in San Diego County after state law change
The proportion of San Diego County kindergartners who are up-to-date on their vaccinations is at its highest level in at least 16 years following the enactment of tougher requirements. Read More »
Apartment developer buys hallowed San Diego Hospice site
The view is spectacular, overlooking all of Mission Valley from atop a ragged hillside that’s in spring bloom. This was once a place people came to die, now it will be home to an apartment complex. Read More »
Babies on drugs: Another sad chapter in the opioid saga
Opioids and other drugs of abuse result in newborns receiving care for withdrawal in hospitals. More screening of high risk women underway. Read More »
San Diego County numbers show lifespan gap between rich and poor
Want to know how long you’ll live? Look into your bank account for a hint that could make a decade of difference in life expectancy. Read More »
For many of the 468,000 people on kidney dialysis, star ratings show improved care
Four hours a day. Three days a week. Every single week of the year. That’s how long Steve Brown of Ocean Beach spends in a UCSD Medical Center basement with a plastic tube tethering him to a machine. He’s been doing this without exception for the last nine years. No days off. No time out. “I asked one of the ... Read More »
Living with dialysis
Life is hard on dialysis. You can only drink about one liter of fluid a day because the more you drink the harder it is to remove blood volume through dialysis. Read More »
Harris pleads for Medi-Cal kids, but critics decry a welfare state
Newly minted California Sen. Kamala Harris recently tweeted her warning about the doom to befall her state’s children if the GOP’s health care replacement cuts federal Medicaid spending. 1 in 2 Californian children depend on Medicaid. This plan’s cuts to Medicaid attacks those who need heath care most. https://t.co/GBRQkFO0st — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 24, 2017 Harris probably didn’t ... Read More »