Which hospital you go to after a heart attack matters, study finds
(By Associated Press for STAT) Going to the right hospital for heart attack care could add a year to your
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Month: October 2016
A quest to explain the whooshing in her head
(By Joyce Cohen for STAT) Seven years ago, New York lawyer Emma Greenwood awoke to the beat of a pulse
Read MoreAs DNA reveals its secrets, scientists are assembling a new picture of humanity
(By Carl Zimmer for STAT) When Benedict Paten stares at his computer monitor, he sometimes gazes at what looks like a
Read MoreRehab For Addiction Usually Lasts 28 Days. But Why?
(By Ben Allen, WITF for Kaiser Health News) Louis Casanova is playing cards with a friend on the back deck
Read MoreImproper and Illegal Drug Overcharges
In the new case of Mohr V. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 16-cv-03352, the plaintiffs’ claims the health insurer defrauded them by
Read MoreFor cancer patients, newest treatments force the ultimate decision, with no room for error
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three weeks earlier she’d been done. Done with the chemo and the
Read MoreLess than 1 percent of state prisoners with hepatitis C get treated due to drug costs
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) State prison systems are unable to lock up savings by using new hepatitis C treatments
Read MoreMylan Accused of Bilking the Taxpayers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent a letter to U.S. senator stating Mylan NV has been overcharging the
Read MoreIt’s not just apps. Health care innovation requires true communication
(By Karen DaSilva for STAT) Health care, like many industries, places great emphasis on innovation. In just the past decade,
Read MoreGeisinger refunds patients $400k for ‘uncompassionate care’
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) As of August, Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., returned more than $400,000
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