Cancer diagnosis inspires new end-of-life care program
(By Melissa Perrell Phipps for STAT) Just before Thanksgiving in 2010, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a
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Health Care – General
Medicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The federal government will pay more than $100,000 to give someone a kidney transplant, but
Read MoreHospitals And Surgery Centers Play Tug-Of-War Over America’s Ailing Knees
(By Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News) Five years ago, Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum, an orthopedic surgeon in the Bronx who
Read MoreLooking For Bargains, Many Americans Buy Medicines Abroad
(By Rachel Bluth for NPR) As drug prices have spiraled upward, tens of millions of generally law-abiding Americans have committed
Read MoreFor Conservatives, It’s A New Day In Health Care
(By Jenny Gold for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) With Donald Trump’s recent appointment of Republican Congressman Tom
Read MoreA Boost to Medicare Telehealth Use
In the 21st Century Cures Act legislation that was enacted earlier this week, there is a section on how telehealth
Read MoreSenior Citizens, Even 80-Year-Olds, Can Be Organ Donors
(By JoNoel Aleccia for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Diana Teller never thought she was too old for
Read MoreThis toddler with a rare disease got a life-changing treatment. Why can’t all kids?
(By David J. Bailey for STAT) When 6-month-old Asher Camp was diagnosed with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, a leading
Read MoreAfter-Hours ER Care May Come With A Doctor’s Surcharge
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) If an emergency department is open 24 hours a day, why would patients
Read MoreThe Throwaway Scope: A Way To Ditch Superbugs?
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) In response to a series of superbug outbreaks around
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