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By Andrew Villegas and Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News A new report released last week may give nurses with advanced degrees a potent weapon ...
Read More »New Feature on Healthcare.Gov Allows Comparison of Insurance Plans
By Jessica Marcy Kaiser Health News Healthcare.gov, the website created by the new health law to be a one-stop consumer resource, today unveiled detailed cost and benefits ...
Read More »Smartphones, EMRs Are "Way of Life" for Incoming Docs and Med Students
Technology is a way of life for today’s medical students with the majority choosing clinical references on their iPhone device over teachers and peers to answer ...
Read More »Addition of Immunotherapy Boosts Pediatric Cancer Survival
Children with neuroblastoma see improved outcome when immunotherapy is added to standard therapy Administering a new form of immunotherapy to children with neuroblastoma, a nervous ...
Read More »Board Approves Stricter Rules for Medical Residents; Shorter Hours
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors has approved a set of requirements that are a comprehensive approach to patient care, ...
Read More »LECOM Students Raise Money to Help Young Girl With Rare Heart Condition
Erie, PA – Students from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) recently presented a check for $1,020 to the family of an 11-year-old Erie ...
Read More »AAP Issues Recommendations for Media Education for Kids
There is great educational value in having access to news and information — in moderation. But media has become so all-encompassing that advertising, television, computers, ...
Read More »Kids With Preexisting Illness Get New Protection For Coverage But Hurdles Remain
By Laurie McGinley and Mary Agnes Carey Kaiser Health News When an insurance company refused to cover Deborah Gustlin’s son because he has Asperger’s syndrome, she took ...
Read More »New Breast Cancer App Allows Patients to Receive Personalized Information
Breastcancer.org has launched an iPhone application for breast cancer patients. The Breast Cancer Diagnosis Guide is a free mobile app that walks users through the ...
Read More »Higher Incidence of Seizures Seen in Children with H1N1 Virus Compared to Seasonal Flu
Vaccination Important to Combat Flu-Related Neurological Complications A recent study by researchers at the University of Utah determined that the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) ...
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