For Your Heart, Eat Fish Or Take Pills? A Dose Of This Drug Equals 8 Salmon Servings
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) It’s long been known that eating fish, especially cold-water fish such as salmon that are
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A Cancer Care Approach Tailored To The Elderly May Have Better Results
(By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock for NPR) When Lorraine Griggs’ 86-year-old father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with
Read MoreMedicare’s new primary care payment rule is good news for patients
(By Robert McLean and Gary Leroy for STAT) The ongoing relationship between primary care physicians and their patients forms the
Read MoreA COPD screening can help you breathe easier
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that cause breathing problems, like emphysema, chronic
Read MoreHearing aids might reduce dementia risk
According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found people with hearing loss, using a
Read MoreThe Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) In the Byzantine world of health care pricing, most people wouldn’t expect that
Read MoreKnow how to take antibiotics the right way
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) Welcome back to cold and flu season! But remember, if you get sick, taking antibiotics won’t always
Read MoreMolecular Scissors Could Help Keep Some Viral Illnesses At Bay
(By Joe Palca for NPR) It’s not easy to treat viral infections. Just ask anyone with a bad cold or
Read MoreIf you’re thinking of enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan with supplemental benefits, consider these questions
Beginning in 2019 and continuing into 2020, Medicare Advantage plans have increased flexibility to provide coverage for what the government
Read MoreGoogle partners with major U.S. health system, gaining access to vast patient data in the process
(By Casey Ross for STAT) Google has quietly launched a project with one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems
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