Quarter of a Trillion Dollars
The Alzheimer’s Association annual cost estimate of providing care for Americans with Alzheimer’s disease has hit more than a quarter
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Health Care – General
Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says
(By Ana B. Ibarra for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Consultations with doctors by phone or video conference
Read MoreAttitudes about healthcare use, trust vary between generations: 4 survey findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Individuals in different generational segments — whether they be Baby Boomers, Generation X
Read MoreDid You Get Bit By A Lyme-Infested Tick? Here’s What To Do
(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) This spring and summer may be a doozy for Lyme disease, at least in parts
Read MoreSome Melanoma Survivors Are Still Getting Too Much Sun Exposure
(By Katherine Hobson for NPR) People who have survived melanoma were more likely to protect themselves from sun exposure than
Read More5 ways you can prevent colorectal cancer
Source: (www.blog.medicare.gov) Did you know that colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women
Read MoreWant a healthier lifestyle? Medicare can help.
(Source: www.blog.medicare.gov) “Health is wealth,” the old saying goes. However, the wealth of food choices in the U.S. doesn’t always
Read MoreInsurers pay twice as much as hospitals for hip and knee implants
(By Casey Ross for STAT) Imagine this: You go to buy a car, but you don’t know who makes it,
Read MoreSwab as many people as possible’: Genetic lab pays doctors to push dubious tests, employees say
(By Charles Piller for STAT) For doctors, the brochure1 from a California medical laboratory sounded like easy money: $30 for
Read MoreFor Some Hospice Patients, A 911 Call Saves A Trip To The ER
(By Charlotte Huff for Kaiser Health News) FORT WORTH, Texas — Her mother’s breathing had become labored in the wee
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