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Observational Study Unveils a Simple, Safe, & Effective Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer

April 26, 2022

Dr. Michael Fulks, Consulting Medical Director, details a new study showcasing improved outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients through the use… Read More

Tags: Cancer, Life Insurance, Pancreatic cancer, Study

New Data: Leading Causes of Death in the U.S. are Changing

April 7, 2022

Consulting medical director Michael Fulks, MD, comments on recent changes to the leading causes of death because of COVID-19, drugs,… Read More

Tags: Cancer, Covid 19, Drug overdose, Life Insurance, Mortality

Chronic Kidney Disease & Cystatin C: Latest Data Allows Better Risk Selection with the Ability to Issue More Cases

February 15, 2022

The conclusions of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference were recently published.1 This expert panel started with… Read More

Tags: eGFR, Kidney, Life Insurance, Mortality, Risk

What Causes Cognitive Decline After Bypass Surgery?

December 22, 2021

As most physicians and many families can attest, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients often show memory issues and other… Read More

Tags: Bypass, Cognitive, Insurance, Memory, Underwriting

CRL PLUS Rx™: Your Solution for Missing Pharmaceutical Data

December 16, 2021

The Insurers team is excited to share an update with our readers on CRL PLUS Rx™, a service to help… Read More

Tags: Insurance, Lab data, Plus Rx, Underwriting

Recent Evidence Suggests Underwriters Can Ignore a “Pre-Diabetes” Label

December 2, 2021

It’s a simple concept: the more people you can label as having a condition for which you provide support (as… Read More

Tags: Diabetes, Insurance, Mortality, Study, Underwriting

Antidepressants or Magic Mushrooms: Which Works Best for Depression?

November 16, 2021

Major depression is a common and serious illness, affecting up to 10% of the population at any given time. Unfortunately,… Read More

Tags: Depression, Insurance, Mental illness, Psilocybin, Underwriting

Treatment Updates for Alzheimer’s Disease: Some Hope for Prevention

October 1, 2021

Dr. Michael Fulks comments on the results of a recent study of Donanemab, an antibody that targets the amyloid-β (Aβ)… Read More

Tags: Alzheimers, Cardiovascular, Dementia, Risk

COVID-19 Long-Haul Effects

August 5, 2021

CRL Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Robert Stout discusses the lasting impact of COVID-19 infection in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients…. Read More

Tags: Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Laboratory, Life Insurance, Mortality

Coming Soon: A Weekly Shot to Control Obesity

July 14, 2021

By 2018, over 42% of US adults were obese (BMI 30+) with little variation by age and sex, and almost… Read More

Tags: Bmi, Insurance, Life Insurance, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes

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