UnitedHealthcare in the Hot Seat Over GI Procedure ‘Advance Notification’ Policy
Provider groups shared varied reactions to changes that insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is making to its policies for coverage of various gastroenterology procedures, including colonoscopies. In January, UnitedHealthcare informed providers that beginning June 1, it would be instituting a prior authorization policy. According to the proposed policy — which was previously on the insurer’s website and […]
Stylish Pill Cases and Organizers For Your Daily Medication
Whether you need a daily alarm on your smartphone or a giant handwritten note on your bathroom mirror, it’s not always easy to remember to take your meds. This can be especially true if you’re traveling, at work or just out of the house and need to bring your medication regimen on the go. While […]
Stylish Pill Cases and Organizers For Your Daily Medication
Whether you need a daily alarm on your smartphone or a giant handwritten note on your bathroom mirror, it’s not always easy to remember to take your meds. This can be especially true if you’re traveling, at work or just out of the house and need to bring your medication regimen on the go. While […]
Unusual team finds gigantic planet hidden in plain sight: Gas giant is much closer to Earth than others like it
A UC Riverside astronomer and a group of eagle-eyed citizen scientists have discovered a giant gas planet hidden from view by typical stargazing tools. The planet, TOI-2180 b, has the same diameter as Jupiter, but is nearly three times more massive. Researchers also believe it contains 105 times the mass of Earth in elements heavier […]
Millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed Northern England, fossil find reveals
The largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede — as big as a car — has been found on a beach in the north of England. The fossil — the remains of a creature called Arthropleura — dates from the Carboniferous Period, about 326 million years ago, over 100 million years before the Age of Dinosaurs. […]