The Secret To Chronic Happiness As You Age
(By Bruce Horovitz for Kaiser Health News) By all rights, Fletcher Hall should not be happy. At 76, the retired
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Month: September 2017
How to Negotiate Effectively to Reduce Your Medical Costs
With consumers shouldering the costs of higher deductibles and copays, negotiating may make more sense than ever. Whether your bills
Read MoreSanofi quietly pulls the plug on its Zika vaccine project
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Vaccine giant Sanofi Pasteur has quietly pulled the plug on its Zika vaccine project, a
Read MoreIRS warns of ransomware scam with IRS, FBI emblems
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Internal Revenue Service released a public warning about a ransomware campaign
Read MoreSan Diego Declares Health Emergency Amid Hepatitis A Outbreak
(By Windsor Johnston for NPR) San Diego’s homeless population has been hit hardest by the highly contagious hepatitis A virus.
Read MoreUsing Your HSA for Future Medical Expenses
With the knowledge that sometime in the future, your hearing, sight and teeth will start to diminish, setting aside funds
Read MoreMaximum Age for Human Lifespan
Recently Dutch researchers claim to have discovered the maximum age or “ceiling” for human lifespan. Read article here… Notice: The
Read MoreFormally Calling on the FDA to Ban High-Dose Opioid Painkillers
The leaders of the Association of State and Territorial Health officials, Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, the National Safety Council
Read MoreCVS Caremark exposes patients’ HIV statuses via envelop windows
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit manager of CVS Health, halted a set
Read MoreDoctors want to give their cancer patients every chance. But are they pushing off hard talks too long?
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) A new generation of immune-boosting therapies has been hailed as nothing short of revolutionary, shrinking tumors and
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