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The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims

The NFL has agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims

The NFL has proposed changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming."

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming."

A new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen brought in only $300,000 in sales during its first full quarter on the market

For more than 55 years, Medicare has followed a simple policy with covered benefits the same, no matter if you’re rich, poor, or in-between

Persistent concerns about the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years are curbing access more than four months after regulators approved it

An expert group advising the World Health Organization is recommending that older people and those with compromised immune systems get an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine as part of their regular schedule

A Brazilian medical chain has been accused of enlisting participants to test unproven drugs without proper consent and forcing doctors to toe the line on prescribing unproven drugs touted by President Jair Bolsonaro

Hospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19