Once he investigated the matter, Dr. Farrugia discovered that medical insurance could be asked to cover not just CT scans but a wide range of services regularly performed by dentists. He buried himself in the arcana of coding, ultimately writing three workbooks for dentists about medical billing. At first it was trial-and-error, and Dr. Farrugia…
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Up until this point, for centuries in fact, an oyster had been a difficult thing to love. It was a food for the brave, one who dared to venture into the tangled, oddly textured, vaguely sexual, bottom-feeding realm of mollusks. They had good months and bad months. They could make us sick. If we chanced…
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Ms. Corduck seeks to raise awareness of the vulnerability of Jewish men as well as women. Fathers like her own often carry one of the BRCA mutations that 50 percent of their male and female offspring will inherit. Men with a mutation may suffer from breast, prostate or pancreatic cancers, or melanoma triggered by it.…
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Advertisement Fashion Review Image Fendi, spring 2019.CreditCreditValerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Sept. 20, 2018 MILAN — The women’s empowerment movement can take designers down some unexpected paths, their compasses swiveling between the magnetic poles of relevance and originality, mapping out their season with varying degrees of success. At Fendi, for example, speaking before…
DetailsOver the years, scientists have identified a number of risk factors for dementia. However, according to the most recent study, that list might be incomplete. Understanding the risk factors for dementia is more important than ever. Dementia describes a group of symptoms that include a decline in memory and cognitive abilities. There are a number…
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Advertisement Fashion Review Image Arthur Arbesser, spring 2019.CreditCreditValerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Sept. 20, 2018 MILAN — Let’s get it out of the way from the start: Gucci was gone. Decamped to Paris (one-time only) for a show on Monday; no longer the hype-driven, baby-dragon-toting curtain raiser for Milan Fashion Week. Oh, woe…
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[Get a weekly roundup of Times’ coverage of war delivered to your inbox. Sign up here.] So many veterans’ stories begin with them coming back home to find it’s a place with which they no longer identify. I don’t want to overstate my problems, but as a man who went to Iraq as a proud…
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While the pleasures of a good meal are gratifying, the real reason hospitals should offer better food is that nutrition is a pillar of good health, says Dr. David Eisenberg of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Eisenberg says the jury is no longer out on the benefits of eating a more…
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The food scientists kept tweaking the pizza’s cheese, bread and sauce until they all had the same level of moisture and the same pH, so they would not interact and spoil. And to fight oxidation, the team added a small sachet of iron filings to the sealed pouch, which will bind any free oxygen. When…
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Advertisement Foodies, cyclists and the aesthetically inclined will find much to like in this desert city, home to a new bike-share system, adobe architecture and restaurants that reflect a mix of cultural influences. Image A view of downtown Tucson.CreditCreditJohn Burcham for The New York Times By Elaine Glusac Sept. 20, 2018 As Austin is to…
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