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Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren’t adequately ...
Read More »Docs Want To Get Older Patients In Better Shape For Surgery
ObamaCare: What’s Next for Cancer Caregivers?
By Deborah J. Cornwall Cancer strikes without regard to political parties. Over time, one in two men and one in three women will hear the ...
Read More »Medical Questions About Gun Ownership Come Under Scrutiny
By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Should doctors be able to ask patients or patients’ parents whether they own a gun? What about health insurers, ...
Read More »Advocates Of Medical Marijuana Face Another Hurdle: Insurance Coverage
By Michelle Andrews With the passage of a ballot initiative this month, Massachusetts became the latest state to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, joining 17 others and ...
Read More »President’s Victory Is Reprieve For ‘Obamacare’
By Jay Hancock President Barack Obama’s victory cements the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage to millions but leaving weighty questions about how to pay for it ...
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