Negotiating Health Care Bills – A Primer
Personal finance columnist Liz Weston, in a post on www.latimes.com, provides some thoughts and suggestions on ways to reduce the
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Health Care – General
Trauma-Associated Sleep Disorder
Military Sleep doctor Col. Vincent Mysliwiec, a sleep-medicine specialist for the U.S. Army, describes a new syndrome, which he calls
Read MoreYes, How Do You Get Lost Going To A Disaster Area?
“How do you get lost going to a disaster area, and how do you just leave supplies unattended” asked Rep.
Read MoreImplant to Fight Addition
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever implant to fight opioid addiction. Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals
Read MoreThe Superbug is Here!
For the first time in United States a germ that cannot be treated with the antibiotic of last resort (Colistin)
Read MoreBaby Boomers Will Not Be as Healthy as We Thought
A new report from United Health Foundation finds the next generation of senior citizens (current ages 50 to 64) will
Read MoreMosquito Hunters Set Traps Across Houston, Search For Signs Of Zika
(By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media for Kaiser Health News) Mosquito control is serious business in Harris County, Texas. The
Read MoreCVS 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
Read MoreGoing 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,
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