Uncle Sam Wants You!
Dr. Robert Califf, the cardiologist who runs the Food and Drug Administration, is recruiting 1 million volunteers to hand over
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Health Care – General
A New Sort Of Consultant: Advising Doctors, Patients On California’s Aid-In-Dying Law
(By Lisa Aliferis for Kaiser Health News) BERKELEY, Calif. — Few people have the unusual set of professional experiences that
Read MoreAnother Tool in the Treatment of Strokes
When a stent retriever, approved in 2012 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is used in conjunction with the
Read MoreMore Americans Surviving Cancer Than Ever Before
The American Cancer Society reports this year a record number of Americans are cancer survivors, 15.5 million, and this number
Read MoreStudents Fill A Gap In Mental Health Care For Immigrants
(By Michael Tomsic, WFAE for Kaiser Health News) Patricia Becerril comes to Bethesda Health Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, every other week.
Read MoreCalif. Senate Nixes Bill Requiring Disclosures From Disciplined Doctors
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) The California Senate rejected legislation that would have required medical practitioners to
Read MoreStudy Suggests Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Transplant Patients
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) For the roughly 15,000 people who need a liver transplant, it’s a waiting
Read MoreIncrease in Healthcare Spending
On Tuesday, June 07, 2016, a bipartisan bill will be released giving The National Institutes of Health a funding boost
Read MoreStemExpress Sold Baby Body Parts for 4 to 6 Times Cost, House Probe Alleges
(By Kelsey Harkness for The Daily Signal) Republicans on a special House panel investigating the market for fetal tissue released
Read MoreIs Your Physician Only Looking at Your Weight?
Dr. Michelle May, a family medicine physician affiliated with Health At Every Size, a group advocating for a weight-inclusive approach
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