Tag Archives: patients

Wendy Salo was alarmed when she learned where her doctor had scheduled her gynecologic operation: at an outpatient surgery center. “My first thought was ‘Am ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Watching too much television may lower odds of survival after colorectal cancer, new research suggests. The findings were ...

In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) set new restrictions on work hours for medical residents to satisfy a call to reduce possible ...

THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) — New rules intended to create a more level playing field for those awaiting kidney transplants in the United ...

(HealthDay News) — Too few American seniors go online to check their health records, a new study suggests. Many doctors offer patients online access to ...

By Dr. Bill Miller I have been fortunate to practice medicine during an era of great scientific progress. The pace of this transformation remains exponentially greater ...

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, ...

As of today, Heathcare.gov is open for business.  Almost. The Obama administration announced that patients can begin Monday to shop and compare costs for health ...

The V.A. is getting ready to ax 1,000 employees. In the wake of the largest scandal in history of the Veterans Administration heath system, new ...

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Changing how doctors communicate during shift changes in hospitals reduced the risk of adverse events in patients ...