For Knee Pain, Experts Say Don’t Think About Scoping It
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) A panel of international health experts and patients Wednesday challenged the effectiveness
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Life Expectancy Can Vary By 20 Years Depending On Where You Live
(By Rob Stein for NPR) There’s more grim news about inequality in America. New research documents significant disparities in the
Read MorePROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEPATITIS WITH MEDICARE
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) posted May 9, 2017 Did you know that hepatitis kills close to 1.4 million people every year?
Read MoreCancer Survivors in United States: 15.5 Million
We first declared war on cancer back in 1971, but a single cure remains elusive; however, it doesn’t mean significant
Read MoreTo Bring Down Stubbornly High Blood Pressure, It Helps To Have A Team
(By Wendy Rigby for NPR) You’ve probably heard the phrase “it takes a village” to get things done. Many clinics
Read MoreStudy Results: No Long-Term Benefits of Opioid Medications for Chronic Back Pain
In a first-of-its-kind research at the Minneapolis VA has found no long-term benefits for patients taking opioid medications for chronic
Read MoreImproved Oversight Needed in Home Care
Improvements in data collection and reporting, stepped up audits, and improved monitoring of services were cited as areas needing attention
Read MoreMom’s Policy, Medicaid Or A Health Exchange Plan: What’s A Grad To Do?
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Like many recent grads, after Maegan Samuel got her bachelor’s degree from
Read MoreGeographic Disparities in the Use of Telemedicine for Mental Health Services Reported
State-by-state regulation of telemedicine has created a “crazy landscape” for the uniform implementation of telemental health services, according to an article
Read MoreOver-the-counter Hearing Aids Inch Closer Via H.R. 1652
An over-the-counter marketplace for hearing aids for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss was the subject of debate at a meeting
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