Pricey New Treatment Roils Issues Of How To Treat Prostate Cancer
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Men hoping to avoid some side effects of prostate cancer treatment are shelling
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Health Care – General
Feds Say More People Should Try Dialysis At Home
(By Eric Whitney for NPR) About half a million Americans need dialysis, which cleans toxins from the body when the
Read MoreBrain Game Claims Fail A Big Scientific Test
(by Jon Hamilton for NPR) Want to be smarter? More focused? Free of memory problems as you age? If so,
Read MoreWhen The Blues Won’t Let You Be
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) LOS ANGELES — Rini Kramer-Carter has tried everything to pull herself out of her
Read MoreProstate cancer treatment needs to get more personalized
(By Brian Helfand for STAT) As a group, men who choose not to treat their early-stage prostate cancer aren’t any
Read MoreCDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Federal health officials are urging all Americans to get their flu shots as soon as
Read MoreMost Hospital Palliative Care Programs Are Understaffed
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Most hospitals offer palliative care services that help people with serious illnesses manage their
Read MoreUnitedHealth And University Of California To Forge Unique Alliance
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline) The nation’s largest health insurer and the University of California Health system are joining
Read MoreThe Proposed Federal ‘Right-To-Try’ Law Is Not The Answer For Critically Ill Patients
(By Jonathan Friedlaender for Health Affairs Blog, September 27, 2016) Currently, patients have two main options to access experimental therapies
Read MoreThese Women Discovered It Wasn’t Just Fat: It Was Lipedema
(By Lesley McClurg for NPR) Judy Maggiore remembers looking in the mirror in college, perplexed by her body’s disproportion. “I
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