2025-07-26 00:25:30
🩺 Researchers take major step toward cuff-free blood pressure monitoring
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🩺 Researchers take major step toward cuff-free blood pressure monitoring
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🫣 Rare tissue samples reveal where HIV hides in different parts of body
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Update: the insurance person figured out that it was the family deductible that was still $1,000 which is why insurance didn’t take more off.
But she was lovely and found me a way to get a co-pay card for Paxlovid through the manufacturer - I used it and it made the medication FREE. From $1,000 to $0.
Link for anyone else in my predicament (you gotta have private insurance to be eligible): #COVID #US #USPol #healthcare #insurance #medicine
🩸 New blood micro-sampling method may enable early prevention of type 1 diabetes
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In a twist of irony - I apparently picked up #COVID on the day of my #US naturalization ceremony.
Went to the doctor today where I got tested and diagnosed - all good. Insurance covered it, I paid $40 co-pay.
They prescribed Paxlovid. Great, definitely want to take it.
Went to the pharmacy, they tell me the 5 days of it will cost $1,777. I nervously laugh, telling them they need to make sure to run it through insurance.
They take my insurance, and say “that’s strange, it’s still really expensive”. New total: $1,000.
They try to add a discount code, but it cancels out the insurance, so the total is $1,500.
I ask if there are generics - nope, not available. I double-check my plan details: I’m $100 away from my deductible and the plan covers basically all prescribed medications. Pharmacy is in-network, supposedly.
Anyway, now I’m home and trying to call my insurance and wondering how in the world people are being made to choose between higher risk of hospitalization and paying $1-1.7k for five days of medication with a private insurance plan.
At least I got to pick up more KN-95 masks to wear while I’m contagious….
#USPol #healthcare #insurance #medicine
💝 New clues from heart rhythm test could prevent sudden death in those under age 35
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😷 Viruses hidden within fungi could be secret drivers of deadly lung infections
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Important post from @… about Cochrane Reviews.
Historically these have been among the most reliable sources of info about medical stuff, but that can't be said at the moment. Caution required.
#Cochrane #CochraneReviews #MECFS #medicine
💉 Research identifies genetic predictor of weight loss with GLP-1RAs
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🫁 Soft robot intubation device, designed specifically for non-expert users, could save lives
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-soft-robot-intubation-device-specifically.html
🦙 Nanobody neutralizes deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses in lab tests
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