To Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In Cancun
• https://khn.org By Phil GalewitzDonna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before sunrise on a sweltering Saturday in July.
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Donna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before sunrise on a sweltering Saturday in July.
A research team from Purdue University has designed a cutting-edge treatment that could quickly repair brain and spinal cord cells that have been injured. The treatment method enlists medicated nanoparticles to the injury site, preventing secondary
A growing number of people are eschewing soap and trusting bacteria to do the job instead – and an entire industry has sprung up to accommodate them
(Natural News) Many studies have established a clear link between obesity and increased risk of cancer.
Cancer cells often deploy specific "don't eat me" signals to hide from immune cells
President Trump signs a bill that ensures compensation the 9/11 first responders. Jon Stewart has been advocating for a bill that helps them them with the medical problems from the 9/11 terrorist attack.
How to reform the U.S. "health care" system is a continuing topic in the news. I put that phrase in quotes because it's a misnomer. You don't insure your health - that can't be done.
When Medical News Reporters Get It Wrong, And So Do Researchers
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Berwick is the radical Technocrat that Democrats are turning to for health care makeover. He "believes passionately in a society ruled by a technocratic elite" where patients should be managed like a herd of animals. Don't mistakenly assume
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healthcare - Since taking office, Trump reneged on his pledge to lower unacceptably high drug prices time and again.
A former University of Chicago medical patient filed a class-action lawsuit against the University of Chicago and Google, claiming that the University of Chicago Medical Center is giving private patient information to the tech giant without patients'
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Before you cheer for politicians promising medical breakthroughs, realize their actions may prevent the discovery of cancer cures.
You might have your own first aid kit in case of emergencies, but do you also have one for your beloved Fluffy or Fido? Pet preparedness is one of the most overlooked topics when SHTF.
Alzheimer's is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, right behind heart disease and cancer. While prevalence is rapidly increasing, the good news is you actually have a great deal of control over this devastating disease.
In a groundbreaking treatment, cancer patients' immune systems are being genetically reprogrammed to fight their terminal cancer for them, with promising results.
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Democrats wild promises are getting a bit out of hand. Creepy Uncle Joe wants your vote and if you elect him as the next president, he promises to "cure cancer!"
The Trump administration wants to reassert hegemony over Latin America. Cuba is one of its main targets. Through right wing allies and by its own means it targets Cuba's most successful export program - the provision of Cuban doctors to countries in
It was entirely by coincidence that I began treating Lyme disease patients and ended up discovering a groundbreaking new treatment for Lyme.
The doctor with the worst bedside manner in the world! Furious medic leaps onto a patient's bed and beats him around the head for 'assaulting hospital staff' in India
Health care is moving closer to patients. Drugstores are expanding the care and support they offer, and telemedicine is bringing doctors and therapists to the family room couch as the system shifts to help people stay healthy and attract customers
While Democrats dither over the virtues of 'Medicare for All', the Trump administration is about to embark on an all-out offensive to lower health-care costs in the US.
Mom, 29, was separated from her newborn son because a poppy seed bagel she ate hours before going into labor caused her to test positive for OPIATES
Being angry or being sad aren't particularly ideal dispositions for sound mental health, but which is worse when it comes to physical health?
Algorithms similar to those employed by Netflix and Spotify to customise services are now better than human doctors at spotting who will die or have a heart attack.
Live in San Francisco, Chicago, or New York? They're already here.