Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio

Prueba logra que pacientes sean francos con sus m茅dicos sobre la hipertensi贸n

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Los medicamentos contra la hipertensi贸n, que previenen graves ataques, a veces generan efectos secundarios. Por eso muchos pacientes dejan de tomarlos… y le mienten a sus m茅dicos.

Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors

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Roughly half of patients don’t take their high blood pressure medicine as they should, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.

Hospital Honchos Hone New Message In Wake Of Opioid Epidemic: Expect Pain

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“We really do have a lot of responsibility and culpability,” says one hospital official who is part of a working group trying to address the opioid epidemic. Patients have to expect more pain after surgery and understand the risk of addiction, says another doctor.

Good Deals For Some, Sticker Shock For Others As ACA Enrollment Winds Down

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In Tennessee, an Obamacare consumer saw her rate go from $750 to just $5 a month. But a man in Maryland had to buy a less comprehensive plan to keep his costs under $1,000 a month. Income and geography determine prices for health insurance in the fifth year of Affordable Care Act coverage.