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https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-01547

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Step Accumulation Patterns and Risk for Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Among Suboptimally Active Adults | Annals of Internal Medicine Background: Although physical activity recommendations increasingly consider daily step counts, it remains unclear whether step accumulation patterns—short versus sustained longer bouts—affect associations with mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among suboptimally active populations. Obj...

Vitamin D Supplementation Protects Telomeres in VITAL Dr JoAnn Manson reports on the latest VITAL trial results, which provide new insight into the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and biological measures of aging.

Please consider traditional Medicare with a supplement rather than ANY Medicare Advantage plans. They cost taxpayers BILLIONS.

UnitedHealthcare uses AI that wrongfully denies '90%' of claims, says lawsuit | BenefitsPRO A class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleges UnitedHealthcare’s algorithm overrode physician recommendations, wrongfully denying coverage under Medicare Advantage policies for stays in extended-care facilities.

Robots are driving up the cost of healthcare. No benefit.

Robotic-assisted TKA is Not Associated With Decreased Odds... : Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® comparison of revision rates between robotic-assisted and conventional TKA in the registry setting may help arthroplasty surgeons better define whether robotic assistance provides a meaningful advantage compared with the conventional technique. Questions/purposes (1) After controlling for confoundin...

Cigna patients- our contract is set to expire 11/2/23. we've been offered a contract that decreases our reimbursement significantly and is a non-starter. Given the small market presence (3% of patients), we'll be out of network after 11/2/23 unless Cigna is able to offer a reasonable contract. Please consider BCBS or United in the future when evaluating insurance contracts. Or visit us via our lowest in town self-pay rates.