Despite New Doubts, ‘Hotspotting’ Help For Heavy Health Care Users Marches On
(By Anna Almendrala and Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) A highly publicized approach to lowering health costs failed to
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Health Care – General
Most Americans Are Lonely, And Our Workplace Culture May Not Be Helping
(By Elena Renken for NPR) More than three in five Americans are lonely, with more and more people reporting feeling
Read MoreMore Data On The Midlife Crisis
(By Greg Rosalsky for NPR) In 2007, David Blanchflower co-authored a study with Andrew Oswald. They assembled evidence that midlife
Read MoreNew York hospital vows to connect patients with primary care in 7 days
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center is guaranteeing patients access to a primary
Read MoreWalmart expands standalone health center model
(Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart has moved deeper into the primary care market by opening its second freestanding
Read MoreGet a glaucoma test and make your vision top priority!
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) More than 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and some have no idea they have
Read MoreWoman with novel pneumonia virus hospitalized in Thailand — the first case outside China
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Health authorities on Monday identified a pneumonia case caused by a previously unknown virus in
Read MorePhysician viewpoint: Health-related marketing must be held to a higher standard
(By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review) Because even clearly tongue-in-cheek advertisements for health foods and products can be mistaken
Read MoreAt CES, digital health gadgets gave me a detailed accounting of my flaws and failures
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) LAS VEGAS — I have 905 pores, 20 wrinkles, and a face that looks 13%
Read MoreHealthcare affordability scorecard: Where does your state rank?
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Massachusetts topped the list of a new scorecard rating states on their adoption
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