Orlando Hospitals Say They Won’t Bill Victims Of Pulse Nightclub Shooting
(By Camila Domonoske for NPR) Two Orlando-area hospitals are waiving the medical bills of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting,
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Health Care – General
Here’s Looking Achoo! Debunking The Sneeze
(By Laurel Dalrymple for NPR) For such a commonplace bodily function, the sneeze has messed with our minds (and noses)
Read MoreAnother Reason To Diet: Experts Find Additional Evidence Of Obesity-Cancer Link
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) There may be plenty of room for debate about whether some aspects
Read MoreGas Relief Drops, Often Added To Medical Scopes, May Pose Danger
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline) A surprising ingredient — infant gas relief drops — may be contributing to the
Read MoreHidden Stroke Victims: The Young
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) ROCKLIN, Calif. — The headaches were excruciating and wouldn’t go away. Her doctor
Read MoreExperimental cancer therapy holds great promise — but at great cost
(by Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Soon after she received the treatment, Karen Koehler’s brain swelled. Her blood pressure plummeted. As
Read MorePublic Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) After Rory Staunton fell at the gym and cut his arm in March
Read MoreAre insurance policies saving patients money, or keeping them from the treatment they need?
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) As science makes once-unthinkable treatments available, patients are increasingly facing a harsh reality: Insurance companies
Read MoreDoctors, Hospitals Prepare For Difficult Talks Surrounding Medical Mistakes
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) It was a fourth of July weekend but Sharon O’ Brien, an
Read More‘More At Peace’: Interpreters Key To Easing Patients Final Days
(By Eryn Brown for Kaiser Health News) MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Alfredo David lay in bed, looking deflated under an
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