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Newsweek: How mobile clinics could fix health care

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:04:09 GMT

Given how expensive most medicine is, how do mobile health clinics manage to save the system so much cash? Part of the reason is their sharp focus on a set of cheap, portable screening tools and questionnairesâ??for diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, alcohol abuse, and depressionâ??that are proven money savers.
Medicine - Obesity - Diabetes mellitus - Hypertension - Health care

Pets may be the next frontier of health reform

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:41:55 GMT

While states across the nation grapple with national health care reform, a new population of patients is gaining attention in California: Fido and Fluffy.
California - Healthcare reform - United States - Politics - Health Care Reform

9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtesting

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:27:23 GMT

Ninety percent of physicians in a new survey think doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.
Malpractice - United States - Medicine - Services - Law

Will digital medical records save your life?

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:34:04 GMT

As far as medical health records go, we're kind of trapped in a weird state of transition that can be confusing, frustrating, and even dangerous for patients. The government is pushing for electronic records by 2014. Learn what you should do in the meantime.
Medical record - Records management - Health - Medicine - Services

Uninsured? New 'high risk' premiums costly

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 19:15:21 GMT

President Barack Obama's new health coverage for uninsured Americans with health problems won't be cheap, according to a government website that went live Thursday.
Barack Obama - United States - President - Insurance - Health care

Hospital bill not covered? Now you can appeal

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:47:54 GMT

Patients will find it easier to appeal the denials of health insurance claims under rules being issued Thursday by the Obama administration,


Health insurance - Insurance - Presidency of Barack Obama - Hospital - Business

Q&A: Does health insurance website deliver?

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 15:50:25 GMT

Consumers shopping for health insurance get a boost today with the launch of a new federal website, www.healthcare.gov.


Insurance - Health insurance - Government - United States - Business

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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:48:54 GMT

Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36:46 GMT

Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.
Stem cell - Organ transplant - Vertebrate trachea - Cancer - Health

Prices jump for individual insurance premiums

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:02:39 GMT

People who buy their own health insurance have been hit lately with premium hikes that far exceed increases in the premiums for employer-sponsored coverage, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.


Insurance - Kaiser Family Foundation - Health insurance - United States - Business

Palliative care lacking in much of the world

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:29:11 GMT

Most people who are dying around the world have inadequate or no access to painkillers, hospice and palliative care, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit on Wednesday.


Palliative care - Economist Intelligence Unit - Health - Medicine - Medical Specialties

Files indicate settlement in Paxil lawsuit

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:48:14 GMT

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against a pharmaceutical company by a Watertown woman who linked her prescribed use of Paxil to the death of her infant son, according to court files.
Lawsuit - Paroxetine - Business - GlaxoSmithKline - Puerto Rico

Should health plans offer free birth control?

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:21:17 GMT

This fall, the health care overhaul will require new health plans to begin providing a range of preventive health services at no cost to patients. Should contraception be included?
Birth control - Health care - United States - Health - Politics

American Medical Response adds chief doctor

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:27:17 GMT

A unit of Emergency Medical Services Corp. said on Monday that it has named Dr. Edward Racht to the new position of Chief Medical Officer.
Emergency medical services - American Medical Response - Health - Public Health and Safety - Emergency Services

Many docs don't report on addicted colleagues

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:47:58 GMT

A new study finds too many doctors who work with drunk, drug-addicted or incompetent colleagues fail to report them.

Drug addiction - Health - Drugs - Addiction - Substance Abuse

'July effect' is real, new study shows

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:17:02 GMT

If youâ??ve made it halfway through July without being hospitalized, and avoided the ICU on a weekend, consider yourself lucky. Two new studies suggest that there are certain times when itâ??s dangerous, even deadly, to seek hospital care.

Hospital - Intensive-care unit - Medicine - Health - Facilities

Coverage for uninsured in poor health has a catch

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:12:15 GMT

The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Barack Obama - Health care - United States - Presidency of Barack Obama - President

Reading your doc's notes may improve care

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:58:14 GMT

Don't be offended if your doctor writes that you're SOB, or that an exam detected BS.
Reading - Education - Products and Services - Test Preparation - Cancer

Is your doctor addicted?

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:34:56 GMT

Strung-out doctors and nurses imperil patients' lives every day. So why is no one trying to catch them?
Health - United States - Canada - Medicine - Los Angeles

Paralyzed may soon steer wheelchair with just a sniff

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:38:25 GMT

* Institute seeking ways to develop, distribute device
Wheelchair - Business - Disability - Products and Services - Mobility and Transportation Aids

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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:41:55 GMT

Some insurers stop writing new coverage for kids

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:37:46 GMT

Some major health insurance companies have stopped issuing certain types of policies for children, an unintended consequence of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday.
Barack Obama - Insurance - Health insurance - Health care - United States

Help coming for uninsured part-timers, but not yet

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:28:55 GMT

None of Sarah Rose Nordgren's three part-time jobs offer insurance. But starting in 2014, the new health law will allow those like her to choose from a range of subsidized health plans.


Insurance - Health insurance - United States - Business - Financial Services

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Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:19:39 GMT

What do hospitals charge? Costs confound patients

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:56:20 GMT

Consumers â?? especially the uninsured â?? face many difficulties when they try to shop for the best price for hospital services.


Hospital - Medicine - Health - Facilities - United States

Digital medical records get 5-year deadline

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:29:24 GMT

The Obama administration says it wants doctors and hospitals to move to computerized medical records within five years â?? with greater safety for patients and lower costs overall.
Medicine - Medical record - Hospital - Health - Services

Is fresher blood better for surgery?

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:22:45 GMT

Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six â?? and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.


Surgery - Health - Medicine - Blood - Medical Specialties

FDA warns of pneumonia risk with IV antibiotic

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:51:00 GMT

U.S. health officials warned Thursday about the risk of pneumonia with Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc's flagship antibiotic.
Pneumonia - Health - Food and Drug Administration - Conditions and Diseases - Brittany Murphy

10 symptoms not to ignore

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:19:39 GMT

Low energy, backaches, AWOL periods. Sound familiar? You may need to see your doc, stat! â??Harmlessâ?� symptoms like these can forecast scary health problems.
Energy - Technology - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Conservation

Healthiest state for kids? New Hampshire, study says

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:38:21 GMT

New Hampshire again ranks No. 1 nationally in an annual survey on children's well-being. But the numbers also indicate a growing problem in the state: poverty.
New Hampshire - United States - Recreation and Sports - Business and Economy - Politics

Faces of soldiers rebuilt through new program

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:13:48 GMT

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought a new kind of patient to the facial prothestics lab at the Lackland Air Force Base: wounded warriors, who have suffered heavy burns and multiple traumas. The lab is one of two of the Defense Department's facial prosthetic programs.

Lackland Air Force Base - Afghanistan - Iraq - United States - United States Department of Defense

Pharma seeks FDA clarity on risky drug safeguards

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:03:57 GMT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should better explain its reasons whenever it requires additional safeguards for risky drugs, a pharmaceutical industry group said on Monday.


Food and Drug Administration - Pharmaceutical industry - Pharmaceutical drug - United States - Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals

When is a drug too risky to stay on the market?

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:13:50 GMT

The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on.
Rofecoxib - Multiple sclerosis - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Arthritis

FDA struggles to track foreign drug trials

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:36:08 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing only a fraction of foreign drug trials, as companies increasingly move drug testing overseas to reduce costs, a report said.
Food and Drug Administration - United States - Health - Drug test - Substance Abuse

Personal DNA gene tests are bogus

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:42:52 GMT

Opinion: Resist the lure of genetic testing advertising and its promise to tell you about your ancestry, guide your love life, or predict your future. As the GAO found, it can't.
DNA - Genetic testing - Gene - Genetics - Science in Society

Many Americans overtreated to death

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 13:35:06 GMT

Americans increasingly are treated to death, spending more time in hospitals in their final days, trying last-ditch treatments that often buy only weeks of time, and racking up bills that have made medical care a leading cause of bankruptcies.

United States - Health care - Medicine - Hospital - Health

Law creates paperwork fiasco for businesses

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:48:54 GMT

The House rejected an effort to repeal part of the new health care law that requires millions of businesses to file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.
Health care - Law - IRS tax forms - Tax - United States