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People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Author Archive: Laura Kennedy - HBNS
Reminder packaging helps patients take medications as directed
Pre-filled pill boxes, foil-backed blister packaging and other reminder packaging can help patients take their medications according to doctors’ instructions.
Allergy shots: helpful for some asthmatics, risky for others–study
About 30% of asthma patients saw breathing improve after immunotherapy injections. Side effects ranging from mild to severe were common — but fatalities extremely rare.
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