By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News In the seven months since California’s aid-in-dying law took effect, Dr. Lonny Shavelson has helped nearly two dozen terminally ill ...
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A national physicians group today hailed the reintroduction of a federal bill that would upgrade the Medicare program and swiftly expand it to cover the ...
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By Nadia de la Houssaye Telehealth is one of the most exciting health care developments in decades. It has gained a firm foothold across the ...
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By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Tai Boxley needs a hysterectomy. The 34-year-old single mother has uterine prolapse, a condition that occurs when the muscles ...
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By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Even if there’s a retail health clinic less than a 10-minute drive away, consumers are just as likely to go ...
Read More »Real Emergency Physicians Take Aim at Cigna’s TV Doctors Ad
The American College of Emergency Physicians today responded to Cigna Insurance Company’s multi-million dollar ad campaign starring famous “TV doctors” with a video of its own, ...
Read More »Medical Device Reps Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence
By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac ...
Read More »How Autoimmune Disease Patients Can Avoid the Impacts of Flu and Cold Season
By Dr. Chad Larson Flu and cold season is quickly approaching and there isn’t a soul looking forward to it. While even the healthiest of ...
Read More »Physician Salaries On Rise, But One-Third Still Dissatisfied
By Valerie Gleaton Despite the looming physician shortage, physician salaries increased just 2.5 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to findings from a new healthcare ...
Read More »Independent Provider Networks Enter Health Care ‘Race To Get Bigger’ By Keeping Things Small
After more than six years since the Affordable Care Act became law in March 2010, officials at the Pennsylvania Medical Society say health care reform has created ...
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