Sometimes a Pill is Not the Best Medicine
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends for young children ages 2 to 5 diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity
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Health Care – General
Top 3 Causes of Death in US: Heart Disease, Cancer and Medical Errors
In an analysis published in The BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal, researchers at John Hopkins Medicine rank medical errors
Read MoreMore Action Needed Against Drug Abuse: Poll
(By Lisa Gillespie for Kaiser Health News) The fight against the growing abuse of prescription painkillers and heroin is not
Read MoreMore Efficient –Not More Government Spending In Healthcare
In a recent study by Yale University public health Professor Elizabeth Bradley, is urging more efficient not more government spending
Read MoreFor Hospitals, Prestige Leads To Profits
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When it comes to hospitals, which benefit most from high health care prices?
Read MoreOpioid Epidemic Fueling Hospitalizations, Hospital Costs
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Every day, headlines detail the casualties of the nation’s surge in heroin and
Read MoreShortages Of Essential Emergency Care Drugs Increase, Study Finds
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) At some hospitals, posters on the wall in the emergency department list the
Read MoreLife’s Simple 7 Good for Your Heart and Brain
In a recent issue of Journal of American Heart Association a research team of epidemiologist at the University of Miami,
Read MoreHospital Discharge: It’s One Of The Most Dangerous Periods For Patients
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Within two weeks of Joyce Oyler’s discharge from the hospital, sores developed in
Read MoreAbused Healthcare Workers
In a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, that reviews research on assaults against doctors, nurses and
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