By Brad Broker The Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, will conduct a study on sports-related concussions in youth, from elementary ...
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By Ankita Rao Kaiser Health News When Brett Geranen needed an eye exam he turned to the website you might choose to find cheap Thai ...
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By Alvin Tran Kaiser Health News Doctors are more likely to prescribe brand-name drugs over lower-cost generics when patients request them and when physicians have ...
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By Patricia A. Costante and William Hyncik, ATC As 2012 comes to an end and physicians are preparing the 2013 budget for the upcoming year, ...
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By Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News Did you know the Affordable Care Act stands up for gun rights? The “Protection of Second Amendment Gun Rights” ...
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By Harvey B. Lefton, MD With the senseless violence at the Sandy Hook elementary school we are once again plunged into a period of national ...
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By Brad Broker While President Obama Sunday evening acknowledged that no law is capable of preventing all violence, he said “that can’t be an excuse ...
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By Shefali S. Kulkarni Kaiser Health News A new report from insurer UnitedHealth Group shows that doctors have mixed views on the new pay-for-performance model promoted in ...
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By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News It’s been more than three years since Lisa Dowden had gastric bypass surgery. As the operation has receded into her ...
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By Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News The impending “fiscal cliff” is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in ...
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