CVS MinuteClinics: A Cure For Long Wait Times At Veterans Affairs?
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) Struggling with long wait times, the Veterans Affairs Health Care System is
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Health Care – General
Going After the Bad While Keeping the Good
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, is testing an experimental drug, Debio 1452 that targets the bacteria that
Read MoreA Doctor Yearns For A Return To The Time When Physicians Were ‘Artisans’
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) In his recent book, “The Finest Traditions of My Calling,” Dr. Abraham Nussbaum,
Read MoreFor Substance Abusers, Recovery-Oriented Care May Show The Way To A Productive Life
(By Taylor Sisk for Kaiser Health News) WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — Every movement needs a champion, and in the largely rural
Read MoreA Tender Steak Could Be A Little Dangerous
(By Lydia Zuraw for Kaiser Health News) new label on some of the steaks in your grocery store highlights a
Read MoreCheck out “Independence at Home”–A CMS Test Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing a program that “will work with medical practices to test
Read MoreWho Has Your Gene Data?
Myriad Genetics held patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA 2 genes until 2013 and tested more than 1 million patients
Read MoreWhat To Do About Antibiotic Resistance
Seven hundred thousand people are killed each year by drug-resistant infections. Many people mistakenly believe that human beings, not bacteria, develop
Read MoreAre Your Bad Habits Killing You?
A team at Harvard Medical School calculated that 20 to 40 percent of cancer cases and half of cancer deaths
Read MoreStudy Of Birth Defects, Folic Acid In Foods Finds More Questions Than Answers
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) Adding folic acid to foods like cereal and bread — long considered
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