1 in 5 shows PTSD symptoms after cancer diagnosis, study finds
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) Roughly 1 in 5 cancer patients developed post-traumatic stress disorder within six months of their
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Month: November 2017
FDA Raids Florida Stores That Consumers Use To Buy Drugs From Canada
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration last month sent criminal investigation agents with search
Read MoreMedicare Scams
In a telephone survey conducted in 2010, one fifth of Americans over 65 reported that they had been subject to
Read MoreMedicare Part B Premium to Remain Unchanged but Some People will see an Increase
The standard monthly premium for Part B will remain unchanged at $134; however, for the 70 percent of Medicare Part
Read MoreWill Your Medicare Advantage Plan Cost You Thousands in the Coming Year?
In a recent report by the Urban Institute, by 2055, a median income 65-year-old is expected to receive more in
Read More86% of long-term care admins don’t electronically exchange health info with referring hospitals, survey finds
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eighty-six percent of long-term care administrators indicated they do not electronically exchange
Read MoreUS investments in medical and health research grew 20.6% from 2013 to 2016: 5 things to know
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Investments in medical and health research and development grew 20.6 percent between 2013
Read MoreWhat To Make Of A Head-To-Head Test Of Addiction Treatments
(By Jake Harper for NPR in partnership with WFYI and Side Effects Public Media) Addiction specialists caution against reading too
Read MoreComputerized Brain-Training Exercises Reduce the Risk of Dementia
In a recent study just published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical interventions, computerized brain-training exercises
Read MoreA new role for first responders: providing in-home health care
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) BOSTON — Dedalo Sousa, an 85-year-old with type 2 diabetes, has seen the inside of
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