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October 3rd 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act's zero cost-sharing policy resulted in significant increases in shingles vaccines dispensed to individuals under Part D, compared with those who are commercially insured.
Study: Refundable State-Level Earned Income Tax Credit Could Decrease High-Risk HIV Behavior
September 9th 2022A refundable state-level earned income tax credit was associated with a 21% reduction in high-risk HIV behavior among low-income women last year, suggesting that policy can reduce this burden.
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Study: Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapies for HIV-1 Effective in Pregnancy
September 7th 2022Dolutegravir is a more recently approved ART that is a part of a once-a-day regimen found to be more effective, easier to tolerate, and less likely to create new drug resistance in people with HIV-1 compared with other antiretroviral drugs.
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NSAIDs Linked to Thousands of Heart Failure Hospitalizations Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
September 7th 2022A recent study suggests that infrequently taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, especially ibuprofen, with type 2 diabetes can increase the risk of first-time heart failure and hospitalization.
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