Author: Randall Barranco

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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story  United Health CEO to face House panel  UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify in front of a House oversight panel next month about the huge cyberattack on Change Healthcare, while Congress deals with the consequences and response of lawmakers.…

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According to a new report, contractors working for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) limited the availability of tests for transplant patients that could detect early signs of organ rejection, despite expert doctors recommending the opposite. The Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition (HEiTC) revealed on Friday that a Freedom of Information Act request uncovered that Medicare…

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A recent declaration signed by three dozen scientists presents a strong case for the belief that fish, amphibians, mollusks, and insects are aware. The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness argues that current scientific research suggests widespread animal awareness is a “realistic possibility” — and that scientists and policymakers must take that into account when assessing risks to…

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NEW YORK — A person has self-immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump’s first criminal trial is ongoing, police confirmed to The Hill. The incident, which occurred in a park outside the courthouse where protests of Trump’s trial have taken place this week, drew a heavy emergency response. Ambulances lined the block where…

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