This community has slipped through the cracks of the US health care system
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) S PRINGDALE, Ark. — Thousands of people in this northwestern corner of Arkansas,
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Health Care - General
Organ donor match website connects man with strangers for 2 kidney transplants
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While the average wait for a kidney transplant on the national deceased donor
Read MoreHow Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
(By David Greene for NPR) A surprising medical finding caught the eye of NPR’s veteran science correspondent Richard Harris in
Read More88% of second opinions from Mayo physicians result in different or refined diagnosis, study finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A number of patients referred to Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic for a diagnosis
Read MoreA Few Hard Truths about Healthcare
In Michael D. Tanner’s commentary “Hard Truths about Health Care”, he writes “whoever eventually comes up with a replacement for
Read MoreStudy: Physicians spend 50% of their day on ‘desktop medicine’
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) A study in Health Affairs investigated how physicians split their time between
Read MoreChargemaster prices have ‘limited relationship’ to hospital quality at best, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A study in Health Affairs found although hospitals’ chargemasters may reflect strategic business
Read MoreAs opioid crisis flares, naturopaths and chiropractors lobby for bigger roles in treating pain
(By Megan Thielking for ST A T) S eizing on the opioid epidemic as a chance to expand their reach,
Read MoreIn Pain? Many Doctors Say Opioids Are Not The Answer
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Those of you who have experienced pain, especially gnawing,
Read MoreBy 2035 Seniors will be Paying Forty Percent More for Medical Care
In a study conducted by Harvard Medical School and the Urban Institute, it projects by 2035, “A typical senior will
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