(HealthDay News) — A low-cost telephone reminder intervention can improve adherence to cardiovascular disease medications, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the American ...
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How much does it cost? That’s the big, unknown question in healthcare. The same medical procedures cost different amounts depending on too many variables. Patients ...
Read More »3-D Model of Heart May Help Surgeons Fix Defects
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Do you want the benefits that come with big boobs without the commitment? Then Vacation Breasts may be for you. Earlier this year, a plastic ...
Read More »Want to Raise At-Home, Colon Cancer Screening Rates? Run a Lottery
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening, a ...
Read More »Triple Aim Should Be Expanded to Address Physician Burnout
(HealthDay News) — Expanding the Triple Aim approach — which includes enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs — to the Quadruple Aim by ...
Read More »Physician Assistants Increasing Access to Quality Health Care: Study
With millions of new patients poised to enter the healthcare system, the question on many Americans’ minds will soon be: “Will I have access to ...
Read More »Many U.S. Doctors Wary of Genetic Testing: Survey
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Many American doctors may not support genetic testing in patients without a major family history of certain illnesses, ...
Read More »Medical Errors Drop When Doctors Communicate Better at Shift Changes
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Changing how doctors communicate during shift changes in hospitals reduced the risk of adverse events in patients ...
Read More »Giving End-of-Life Patients ‘A Beautiful Death’
By Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News The American health care system is poorly equipped to care sensitively for patients at the end of life, a recent ...
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