More than one in four deaths in the US are caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the primary cause of mortality. In the US, an estimated 610 000 people suffer their first stroke and 605 000 people have their first...
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Multiple countries have observed an association between myocarditis or pericarditis and COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, including BNT162b2 or Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty and mRNA-1273 or Moderna Spikevax. Ontario, Canada, increased vaccine...
2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Proposal Released by CMS
On July 7th of this year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal for the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule, which outlines Medicare payments and physician provisions for next year...
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