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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — That whiff of pot that drifts your way at a rock concert or outdoor event could damage your ...
Read More »Secondhand Pot Smoke Can Give Your Heart an Unwelcome Buzz
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 »Alzheimer’s Cases Expected to Double by 2050, Researchers Say
FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States will more than double by 2050 — ...
Read More »How Can Docs Talk To Patients About Guns Without Being Sued?
Most doctors are scared of guns. We’re not referring to the actual use of firearms, but rather the mere discussion of guns. Are physicians allowed ...
Read More »Smokers in Cars Pose Risk to Passengers: Study
FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that non-smoking people who sit in cars with smokers inhale some of the same cancer-causing ...
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 »More Than One-Fifth of High School Students Smoke: CDC
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) — More than a fifth of American teens smoke or use tobacco in some way, which means that millions ...
Read More »New Pennsylvania Law Allows Schools to Administer Epinephrine for Allergic Kids
(Doylestown, PA) – The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) today applauded Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett for signing legislation that allows Pennsylvania schools to ...
Read More »Millions of Medicaid Kids Missing Regular Medical Checkups
By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Millions of low-income children are failing to get the free preventive exams and screenings guaranteed by Medicaid and the ...
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, ...
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