Video Series on End-of- Life Care
In a recent survey of California primary physicians and specialist found 66 percent of them didn’t have enough time to
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Health Care – General
Ready to Defend
On Wednesday, Aetna Inc. stated they are ready to go to court to defend their $37 billion deal to takeover Humana
Read MoreNew Report: Problem Care Harms Almost One-Third of Rehab Hospital Patients
(By Marshall Allen for ProPublica) Many patients sent to rehab facilities to recover from medical crises or procedures sometimes suffer
Read MoreFor Surgeons, Talking About Adverse Events Can Be Difficult: Study
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Thomas Gallagher has been through many tough conversations with patients. He
Read MoreFrustrated You Can’t Find A Therapist? They’re Frustrated, Too
(By April Dembosky for Kaiser Health News) There are a lot of people suffering from a mental health condition who
Read MoreTracking Cancer In Real Time
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) California is overhauling the way it collects information for its massive cancer database
Read MoreIncrease in Metastatic Prostate Cancer by 72 Percent
In a study published in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, suggests efforts to limit the use of the prostate-specific antigen
Read MoreNew Funding Seeks To Help Clinics Swamped By Demand For Dental Care
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Shane Peebles has a ticking time bomb in his mouth. He has
Read MoreDo CRISPR enthusiasts have their head in the sand about the safety of gene editing?
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) WASHINGTON — At scientific meetings on genome-editing, you’d expect researchers to show pretty slides of the
Read MoreSoda Taxes: Gaining Steam Or Getting Steamrolled?
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) A sip of soda will become more expensive next year in Philadelphia, which
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