Home Healthcare Having a Positive Effect on Hospital Readmissions
A recent study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, using the Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, points out
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Health Care – General
NIH launches public health campaign on link between hypertension and brain health
(Source – National Institutes of Health) A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that uncontrolled high blood pressure is not
Read MoreStudy: Doctors’ Texts Can Prod Patients To Take Drugs, But Questions Linger
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but that’s hardly useful if
Read MoreN.Y., Minn. Opt For Low-Cost Plans To Help Some Residents Afford Coverage
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) In January, more than 350,000 lower income New Yorkers began paying $20 a
Read MoreZika Virus: The Challenge for Women
(By – Jennifer Kates, Josh Michaud, and Allison Valentine – Kaiser Family Foundation) The recent and rapid spread of Zika virus,
Read MoreStudy Finds ‘Mortality Gap’ Among Middle-Aged Whites
(By – Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News) Don’t blame suicide and substance abuse entirely for rising death rates among middle-aged
Read MoreCombined Effects Of Maternal Obesity, Diabetes ‘Substantially’ Raise Autism Risks
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) While the incidence of autism spectrum disorder has increased in recent years, what’s
Read MoreNew study using cryo-electron microscopy shows how potential drugs could inhibit cancer
(Source – National Institutes of Health) A new study shows that it is possible to use an imaging technique called
Read MoreA Closer Look At The Senate’s Investigation Of Tainted Medical Scopes
(Source – Kaiser Health News) A Senate investigation recently found that 16 hospitals around the U.S. failed to file mandatory
Read MoreConsumers Cut Costs By Combining Limited Coverage Health Plans, Despite Penalty Risks
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Last fall, Shalonda Brown decided she’d had it with paying nearly $1,000 a
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