Video Series on End-of- Life Care
In a recent survey of California primary physicians and specialist found 66 percent of them didn’t have enough time to
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Ready to Defend
On Wednesday, Aetna Inc. stated they are ready to go to court to defend their $37 billion deal to takeover Humana
Read MoreNew Report: Problem Care Harms Almost One-Third of Rehab Hospital Patients
(By Marshall Allen for ProPublica) Many patients sent to rehab facilities to recover from medical crises or procedures sometimes suffer
Read MoreFor Surgeons, Talking About Adverse Events Can Be Difficult: Study
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Dr. Thomas Gallagher has been through many tough conversations with patients. He
Read MoreFrustrated You Can’t Find A Therapist? They’re Frustrated, Too
(By April Dembosky for Kaiser Health News) There are a lot of people suffering from a mental health condition who
Read MoreStudy: Medicare Beneficiaries May Face ‘Treatment Gap’ For Painkiller Abuse, Misuse
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) When most people think of the victims of the nation’s opioid abuse
Read MoreTracking Cancer In Real Time
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) California is overhauling the way it collects information for its massive cancer database
Read MoreFDA sends stern warning to Glaxo over contamination at a penicillin plant
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) GlaxoSmithKline is recalling a “small” number of batches of its Bactroban antibiotic following a harsh rebuke
Read MoreDNA pioneer James Watson: The cancer moonshot is ‘crap’ but there is still hope
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) James Watson, whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA with Francis Crick launched the revolution
Read MoreIncrease in Metastatic Prostate Cancer by 72 Percent
In a study published in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, suggests efforts to limit the use of the prostate-specific antigen
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