Who Should Get a CT Scan to Screen for Lung Cancer?
2011-06-30
While the tests can save lives, they’re not for everyone, experts sayContinue Reading
Pain Costs U.S. $635 Billion a Year: Report
2011-06-29
Cultural shift needed in approach to prevention, treatment, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many Using Free Preventive Screenings Tied to Health Care Reform
2011-06-20
Medicare heads say offering the tests free will save money long term, but critics disagreeContinue Reading
Most Medicare Patients With Cancer Get Good Surgical Care: Study
2011-06-20
Nine out of 10 hospitals stuck to best-practices guidelines, researchers sayContinue Reading
Specialists Often Turn Away Kids With Public Insurance: Report
2011-06-15
And those who get appointments wait 22 days longer on averageContinue Reading
Poll Finds Little Support for GOP Plan to Privatize Medicare
2011-06-13
Respondents to Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey suggest lowering fees paid to drug companies, hospitals and doctorsContinue Reading
U.S. Cancer Patients Face Barriers to Care, Study Finds
2011-06-03
Even with health insurance, Americans may have trouble booking an oncology appointmentContinue Reading
U.S. Makes It Easier to Get Insurance With Pre-Existing Conditions
2011-05-31
Premiums for federally administered plan will drop as much as 40% in 18 states, officials sayContinue Reading
More Primary Care Docs in a Community Equals Healthier Seniors
2011-05-24
Study found fewer preventable hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiariesContinue Reading
Some Dentists Reluctant to Treat Kids on Medicaid: Study
2011-05-23
Head of American Dental Association calls for better funding for public-assistance programsContinue Reading
End-of-Life Care Differs Between U.S., Canada, Study Finds
2011-05-18
Researchers say data comparison could help guide improvements in careContinue Reading
Almost 30% of Urban ERs Closed During Past Two Decades: Study
2011-05-17
Patients can expect longer waits, overcrowding at remaining facilitiesContinue Reading
Fewer Medicare Patients Hospitalized for Heart Trouble
2011-05-11
10-year review suggests efforts to combat cardiac problems may be paying offContinue Reading
Race Seems to Play Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening
2011-05-05
Despite expanded Medicare coverage, whites still tested more than blacks, Hispanics, study findsContinue Reading