Keeping Your Blood Sugar In Check Could Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Brain scientists are offering a new reason to control blood sugar levels: It might help
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Health Care - General
Michael Jordan opens medical clinic in North Carolina
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Basketball legend Michael Jordan unveiled the first of two medical clinics funded
Read MoreMassachusetts governor unveils healthcare legislation to cut costs, boost care access for patients
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker introduced extensive healthcare legislation Oct. 18 that would
Read MoreCompetitor accuses 23andMe of ‘false negatives’ in cancer-gene testing
(By Sharon Begley for ST A T) When 23andMe received government permission in 2017 to sell health-related genetic testing, it
Read MoreIn Hamburg, ‘Gesundheit’ Means More Than A Wish For Good Health
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) HAMBURG, Germany — Researchers around the world hail Germany for its robust health
Read MorePoor People Are Still Sicker Than The Rich In Germany, Despite Universal Health Care
(By Shefali Luthra for NPR) Researchers around the world hail Germany for its robust health care system: universal coverage, plentiful
Read More‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until
Read MoreWhat to know before your loved one is discharged from the hospital
If you are a caregiver of a Medicare beneficiary, there are a few things to know when your love one
Read MoreMen account for a small fraction of breast cancer cases. Their fatality rate has soared compared with women’s
(By Alexander Spinelli for ST A T) Men account for about 1% or less of all breast cancer diagnoses in
Read MoreAn updated guide to the changing science of flu shots
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) Flu shot season is upon us. Three years ago, STAT laid out some
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