Study 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
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Health Care – General
Increase 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
Read MoreWill There Be New Antibiotics?
Is this the end to the Antibiotic Era? Are there new antibiotics in the drug pipeline? The answer to both
Read MoreDetails On Death Certificates Offer Layers Of Clues To Opioid Epidemic
(By Jeff Cohen, WNPR for Kaiser Health News) Dr. James Gill walked through the morgue in Farmington, Connecticut, recently, past
Read MoreWhat We Are Not Hearing
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a comprehensive report on how to bring about more accessible and
Read MoreYoung People At Risk For STDs Often Don’t Get Tested: Study
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Although they account for half of all new sexually transmitted infections, most young
Read MoreA New Health Insurance Network in Central Virginia
The Bon Secours Richmond Health System in central Virginia has launched its Bon Secours Value Network, a self-insured program for
Read MoreSkip the Salt
The Food and Drug Administration is urging individuals to consume less sodium and the food industry to decrease salt levels
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