New study using cryo-electron microscopy shows how potential drugs could inhibit cancer
(Source – National Institutes of Health) A new study shows that it is possible to use an imaging technique called
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The Affordable Care Act Doesn’t Rank Highly As an Issue for Voters in the Presidential Primaries
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) Despite Anecdotal Reports about Narrow Networks, 87% of Working-Age Adults with Insurance Are Satisfied With
Read MoreDespite Kvetching, Most Consumers Satisfied With Health Plans: Poll
(By – Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News) Bashing insurance companies may be a popular pastime, but a poll released Thursday found most
Read MoreDecision Memo for Stem Cell Transplantation (Multiple Myeloma, Myelofibrosis, and Sickle Cell Disease) (CAG-00444R)
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will modify our existing National Coverage Determinations Manual to
Read MoreA Closer Look At The Senate’s Investigation Of Tainted Medical Scopes
(Source – Kaiser Health News) A Senate investigation recently found that 16 hospitals around the U.S. failed to file mandatory
Read MoreConsumers Cut Costs By Combining Limited Coverage Health Plans, Despite Penalty Risks
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Last fall, Shalonda Brown decided she’d had it with paying nearly $1,000 a
Read MoreMedical Advocates Can Help Guide Patients On Difficult Care Choices
(By – Barbara Sadick, Kaiser Health News) Stan and XuXia Smith learned from an ultrasound midway through the pregnancy that
Read MoreHypothermia and older adults
(Source – National Institutes of Science) The cold truth about hypothermia is that Americans aged 65 years and older face
Read MoreCheck The Fine Print: Some Work-Based Health Plans Exclude Outpatient Surgeries
(By – Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News) Libbi Stovall couldn’t believe it last month when she looked at the fine
Read MoreA Detailed Look at Healthcare Options for the Elderly
Certified elder law attorneys Julian Gray and Frank Petrich, in an article posted at www.post-gazette.com provide in in-depth analysis of Medicare- and
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