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Texas physician sued over $500K neurostimulator billing
Houston-based federal prosecutors have filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against a Texas physician accused of billing Medicare nearly $500,000 for surgical neurostimulator electrode implantations he allegedly never performed. Michael Neret, MD, owns and manages Neret MD Medical Clinic and practices in Bay City and Lake Jackson, Texas, according to...
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TCEQ considers fines for three Southeast Texas facilities
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Eli Lilly’s $6.5 Billion Texas Plant Will Make a Pill Millions of Americans Are Already Asking About
Eli Lilly broke ground Monday on a $6.5 billion manufacturing facility in Houston's Generation Park, a project Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the largest active pharmaceutical ingredient investment in state history. The 600-plus jobs it's expected to create matter to the Houston area directly. But the more immediate relevance for readers everywhere may be what the plant will actually produce: Foundayo, Lilly's newly approved oral GLP-1 pill, along with other small-molecule medicines and advanced therapeutics.
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STHS GME Consortium Receives Reaccreditation for Internal Medicine Program
Trained to diagnose challenging medical issues, coordinate comprehensive treatment plans and emphasize prevention, internal medicine physicians are uniquely positioned to improve health outcomes across the lifespan. Unfortunately, fewer physicians are choosing internal medicine, contributing to a nationwide shortage of specialists trained to manage complex adult health conditions. According to the...
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Texas community fights back against diabetes epidemic
A nonprofit in one southwest Houston neighborhood is taking on the diabetes epidemic. Gulfton Home Community has permission from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to teach the agency's Diabetes Prevention Program in Spanish to residents in the area, which is majority Hispanic. Osvaldo López, chief health officer for Gulfton Home Community, said their "Chau Diabetes" program includes on-site community health workers, Zumba classes and an online support group. "Obesity is higher in the Latino community, so diabetes is a real problem. We are told by principals and nurses they are seeing children 6, 7 years old that have prediabetes," López reported. The program started last year and has more than 100 in-person participants. More than 16% of Hispanics in Texas have been diagnosed with diabetes, which is higher than the national average. Causes can include genetics, lifestyle and systemic factors. Virginia Córdova, director of operations for Gulfton Home Community, said mothers and children are participating in the Zumba classes together and they're teaching participants how to modify meals to include healthier choices. "They are losing weight and they are feeling better, and this is also expanding for their families, for their kids, their husbands. And also they are