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Reforming the system of prescription drug prices; keto diet and mental health; ‘junk DNA’ from viruses - Morning Medical Update
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Americans spend a lot of money on prescription drugs, but it’s not always clear how prices are set. The leader of Transparency-Rx,
The ketogenic diet causes the body to change from using glucose as the primary energy source to using ketones that come from fat. Now doctors are studying how it might cause a change for mental health as well as physical health. One researcher called it “like life-changing,” according to this
Human DNA still contains evidence of viral infection of primitive organisms from millions of years ago. Spanish scientists say what was thought to be “junk DNA” actually is crucial to human development, according to
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A new University of Michigan poll finds most older adults barely review their coverage at open enrollment, and the fallout lands in the exam room and the billing office.
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