The Role of Technology in Managing Diabetes
The number of Americans dealing with diabetes, coupled with the even larger number of Americans with prediabetes conditions, is so enormous
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Health Care – General
Hospitals Eye Community Health Workers To Cultivate Patients’ Successes
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Donnie Missouri, 58, doesn’t have medical training. He started his health career in the
Read MoreA Quick Primer on Health Insurer Terminology
It’s a good idea to periodically re-acquaint oneself with the definition of terminology thrown around in the health care industry,
Read MoreStudy: More Collaboration Aids Health Care For At-Risk Populations
(By Lisa Gillespie for Kaiser Health News) By teaming with community organizations, doctors and hospitals can deliver high-quality care at
Read MoreNew role identified for scars at the site of injured spinal cord
(Source – National Institutes of Health) For decades, it was thought that scar-forming cells called astrocytes were responsible for blocking
Read MorePublication highlights release of muscular dystrophy action plan
(Source – National Institutes of Health) The Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee (MDCC), a congressionally authorized group of representatives from federal
Read MoreWhat the voters think about Health Care in this election cycle
Wall Street Journal’s Drew Altman draws some interesting conclusions from a Kaiser Family Foundation poll on issues of importance to
Read MoreMajor Employers Decry Sutter Health’s Tactics In Dispute Over Prices
(By – Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News) Sutter Health, long accused of abusing its market power in California, is squaring
Read MoreHospital Software Often Doesn’t Flag Unsafe Drug Prescriptions, Report Finds
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Medical errors are estimated to be the third-highest cause of death in the
Read MoreOpioid Epidemic Spurs Rethink On Medication And Addiction
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) Drug treatment providers in California and elsewhere have relied for decades on abstinence
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