Under a coverage policy that has been in effect since 2017, Medicare covered two types of tests used by transplant surgeons to monitor their patients, according to Albert Hicks III, MD, MPH ...

A continuous glucose monitor is a small device that sticks to your arm. Every few minutes it sends a signal to your phone estimating your blood sugar levels. But can it improve your health?

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C.G.M.s monitor levels of glucose — the body’s main source of energy — in real time. A tiny needle-like sensor sticks into the skin and reads glucose levels in the fluid between cells.

Continuous glucose monitors are only about the size of a quarter, but the companies that sell them make huge claims about their health benefits: You can “ revolutionize your health,” one company says.