Five of the biggest health care issues facing Congress next month
What are the five of the biggest health care issues facing Congress next month? The attached article gives a brief
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Health Care – General
Should Hospitals Be Punished For Post-Surgical Patients’ Opioid Addiction?
(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) In April this year, Katie Herzog checked into a Boston teaching hospital for what turned
Read MoreWhat The Industry Knew About Sugar’s Health Effects, But Didn’t Tell Us
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) Back in the 1960s, the fact that our diets influence the risk of heart disease
Read MoreA defiant country doctor fights for her license and a disappearing style of medicine
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) NEW LONDON, N.H. — The voice sounded like a child crying. It seemed to follow
Read MoreProblems With Your Hospital Care? Speak Up!
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) My dad was in excruciating pain over Labor Day
Read MoreBroadening the role of Private Sector Healthcare in Providing care for Veterans
David Shulkin, Veterans Affairs secretary, has been quoted saying in a Wall Street Journal report, “The direction I’m taking this
Read MoreDoctor’s Rx For A Stiff Knee: A Prescription For 90 Percocet Pills
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) I recently hobbled to the drugstore to pick up painkillers after minor outpatient
Read MoreOdds Are, They’re Taking Your Blood Pressure All Wrong
(By Richard Harris for NPR) When was the last time you were asked to sit without saying a word for
Read More1 in 5 shows PTSD symptoms after cancer diagnosis, study finds
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) Roughly 1 in 5 cancer patients developed post-traumatic stress disorder within six months of their
Read More86% of long-term care admins don’t electronically exchange health info with referring hospitals, survey finds
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eighty-six percent of long-term care administrators indicated they do not electronically exchange
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