A Dying Man’s Wish To Save Others Hits Hospital Ethics Hurdle
(By Karen Shakerdge, Side Effects Public Media in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) At 44 years old, Dave Adox
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Health Care – General
For Some Patients In Marketplace Plans, Access To Cancer Centers Is Elusive
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Getting cancer is scary. Discovering that your marketplace plan doesn’t give you access
Read MoreGrandparents, Grandchildren, and Living Longer
In a recent study from Berlin, Germany found grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provided support to the
Read MoreAre You Eating Your Leafy Greens?
A recent research review suggests a diet rich in magnesium may help lower the risk of chronic health problems like
Read MoreThis year’s scientific discoveries that made us say ‘Huh?’
(By Gideon Gil for STAT) Every school child learns (wrongly) that Archimedes yelled “Eureka” when he discovered the principle of
Read MoreThese obese mice can move. They just don’t.
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) That New Year’s resolution to move more is one of the toughest to keep, and
Read MoreThe Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline
(By Alan Yu for NPR) Being overweight can raise your blood pressure, cholesterol and risk for developing diabetes. It could
Read MoreA North Carolina rural hospital is torn down after efforts to save it fail
(By Max Blau for STAT) After fighting for more than two years to reopen their only hospital, residents of Belhaven,
Read MoreTrump meets with leaders of Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Partners and Cleveland Clinic
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) President-elect Donald Trump met with a group of health system CEOs Wednesday at
Read MoreCAR-T therapy makes early inroads in treating brain cancer
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest cancers — an illness that responds to few treatment options,
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