Spinal Injuries to Soldiers Much More Common in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
2013-09-20
About 11 percent of U.S. combat wounds now involve spine, study findsContinue Reading
Women Vets May Need More Access to Breast Cancer Services
2013-09-20
Improved screening raised demand on system for follow-up care, study suggestsContinue Reading
U.S. Funds New Tobacco Regulation Research Centers
2013-09-20
14 centers across the country awarded $53 million at startContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s ‘Epidemic’ Straining Caregiver, Community Resources: Report
2013-09-19
Worldwide situation calls for comprehensive changes, authors sayContinue Reading
Surgical Readmission Rates Reflect Initial Care, Study Suggests
2013-09-18
One in seven major surgery patients gets readmitted to U.S. hospitalsContinue Reading
Geography, Income Determine Health Care in U.S., Report Says
2013-09-18
‘We are often two Americas,’ according to Commonwealth FundContinue Reading
2 Questions May Reveal Seniors’ Impending Decline, Study Says
2013-09-17
Inability to climb steps seen as one red flagContinue Reading
Doctors Quick to Order Knee MRIs When They Own a Scanner, Study Finds
2013-09-17
Test results were more likely to be normal when doctors ‘self-referred’ knee pain patientsContinue Reading
Sickle Cell Drug Reduces Symptoms, Health Costs Alike, Study Finds
2013-09-16
More docs should include hydroxyurea in patients’ treatment plans, researchers sayContinue Reading
1 in 5 High School Seniors Binge Drinks: Study
2013-09-16
‘Extreme’ binge drinking levels remain steady, while bingeing has declined, researchers sayContinue Reading
Costs for Kids’ Food Allergies Estimated at Nearly $25 Billion
2013-09-16
Allergen-free foods, special diets alone cost U.S. families $1.7 billion yearly, study findsContinue Reading
Chest Pain Less Common in Female Heart Patients: Study
2013-09-16
Emergency staff should be aware of other symptoms of heart attack, unstable angina, researchers sayContinue Reading
Serious MRSA Infections in U.S. Declining: CDC
2013-09-16
Hospital-onset invasive cases involving the ‘superbug’ dropped by 54 percent
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