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(HealthDay News) — Spring can be a peak time for injuries as people rush back into warm weather sports without being properly prepared, an expert ...

Last fall’s Mcare settlement requires that $200 million be returned to physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers. This includes $139 million in refunds for prior ...

Dr. Michael Kitchell initially welcomed the federal government’s new quality incentives for doctors. His medical group in Iowa has always scored better than most in ...

(HealthDay News) — Being able to play baseball year-round puts young pitchers in the southern United States at increased risk for an overuse injury in ...

By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — A small study offers a mixed view on whether video games may make kids more aggressive. Those children who spend ...

By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay  THURSDAY, April 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Fish oil supplements, and even certain fish, may hinder the effectiveness of cancer-fighting chemotherapy, a new ...

Whether a patient is in the hospital for an organ transplant, an appendectomy or to have a baby, one complaint is common: the gown. You ...

(HealthDay News) — The legal and ethical responsibilities of removing a patient from practice are discussed in an article published March 16 in Medical Economics. The ...

By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — Drinking too much iced tea might be surprisingly hard on your kidneys, a new case report contends. After conducting a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Dan Swangard knows what death looks like. As a physician, he has seen patients die in hospitals, hooked to morphine drips and ...