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CHICAGO — Del-Kar Pharmacy in the North Lawndale neighborhood has had a front-row seat to history. Martin Luther King Jr. bought his daily newspaper...

This Sleep Doctor Disagrees With AASM: Keep Daylight Savings Permanent

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa - March 15, 2023

On March 13, most of the country "sprung forward" its clocks and entered into daylight savings time. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, of...

“Investigational” Is Payer Code for “Coverage Denied”

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - February 18, 2021

Outside the pandemic, “investigational” remains payer code for denying reimbursement. In the case of treatment for chronic conditions, even FDA-approved digital-health and connected devices languish on waitlists for formulary inclusion.

Retreating from the Opportunity of a Century

Richard Hatzfeld - May 23, 2025

Why the American healthcare sector should oppose plans for U.S. diplomatic withdrawal from Africa. Imagine it’s the mid-1990s and the U.S. has decided to pursue...

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