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New guidelines, published online Jan. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, have been developed for assessing the appropriateness of imaging for patients ...
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What Patients Should Know About Getting Into Clinical Trials
Perhaps nothing triggers frustration and hope in patients like prescription drugs. Consider the hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, infamous for its $84,000 retail price tag for a ...
Read More »Docs Facing Death Less Likely to Want Aggressive Care for Themselves
Doctors facing death are less likely to demand aggressive care that might squeeze out a bit more extra time of life, two new studies show. ...
Read More »Half of Teen Girls Avoid Sports Due to Breast Concerns
Researchers in England have discovered a surprising reason why teen girls may not play sports — their breasts. About half of all girls at British ...
Read More »E.R. Visits Up for Young Adults with Mental Illness
While emergency department visits for young adults ages 19 to 25 decreased slightly overall following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), visits for ...
Read More »Fueled By Obamacare, ‘Direct Primary Care’ Becoming More Common
A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by the federal health law and frustrations with insurance requirements, are bringing a service that generally has ...
Read More »Why Won’t Congress Allow Research of Gun Violence?
Mass shootings have prompted agony, anger and angst in the United States, causing citizens to ask why these events continue to happen and what can ...
Read More »Having More Kids May Slow Aging in Women
The more children women have, the slower they may age, new research suggests. Looking at chromosomes, scientists found that women who have more kids have ...
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