20 things to know about urgent care | 2017
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) While a new presidential administration could mean big changes in healthcare, one trend
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Health Care – General
First Amendment versus Second Amendment
On Thursday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Florida’s so called “Docs and Glocks” law violated a
Read MoreRight-To-Die Fight Hits National Stage
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Opponents of aid-in-dying laws are claiming a small victory. They won the attention
Read MoreTreatment Gaps Persist Between Low- And High-Income Workers, Even With Insurance
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more likely than their higher-income
Read MoreWill Medical Care Outpace the Gross Domestic Product?
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expects the cost of medical care in the United States will
Read MoreCalling It Off
Aetna and Humana are dropping their $37 billion merger bid ending a nearly two-year-long pursuit of a deal that would
Read MoreDespite Prevention Guidelines, Few Smokers Seek CT Scans To Check For Lung Cancer
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Lung cancer screening rates have barely budged in recent years, according to a
Read MoreFalse Positive Mammogram Exam
In a study conducted by Advocate Lutheran General Hospital near Chicago, found the medical literature suggest the experience of a
Read MoreAlzheimer’s-preventing drugs may already exist — we just can’t test them
(By Julie Zissimopoulos for STAT) The search for drugs to prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease has been a decades-long exercise
Read MoreDozens Of New Cancer Drugs Do Little To Improve Survival, Frustrating Patients
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Marlene McCarthy’s breast cancer has grown relentlessly over the past seven years, spreading
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