Gov’t Task Force Finds Evidence Lacking to Support Visual Skin Cancer Screenings
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) For years, many dermatologists have urged patients to have a full-body visual
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Health Care – General
Warning: Government Listing Of Clinical Trials Doesn’t Disclose Costs To Patients
Last summer, Linda Smith learned she was losing significant cartilage in her knees, a consequence of her lifelong love
Read MoreCongressman Decries Olympus’ Failure To Warn U.S. Hospitals About Tainted Scopes
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) U.S. lawmaker is renewing his push for Congress to toughen requirements on medical-device
Read MoreCheck the Label on Your Skin Care Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumer to avoid using skin care products that contain
Read MoreNo Primary Care Doc? We’ll Get You One
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) Health insurers are gearing up to comply with a new Covered California rule
Read MorePowassan Virus?
The Massachusetts Department of Health says it’s received nine cases of the virus since 2013, with one of those cases
Read MoreHow tinkering with a mellow messenger in the brain could yield new drugs
(“By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) It’s a well-known messenger in the brain: a neurotransmitter dubbed GABA that mellows us out.
Read MoreThousands of studies used the wrong cells, and journals are doing nothing
(By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus for STAT) If your house is infested with termites, passing it off as pest-free
Read MoreThe Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has selected 516 physician practices with expected participation of nearly 20,000 healthcare practitioners to
Read MoreDiabetes Linked To Risk Of Mental Health Hospitalization In Young Adults: Study
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Young people with diabetes were four times more likely to be hospitalized for
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