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States yank dental benefits, leaving low-income adults in hole
The photo of the man sitting in a dental chair, cradling his hurting face, drew me right into the San…
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Project addresses readmission concerns by focusing on the frail
A new project is addressing the special concerns of frail elderly hospital patients in an attempt to help prevent lengthy…
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Hispanic children bear brunt of poor access to dental care
The lack of dental care is a big problem for children living below the poverty level and untreated tooth decay…
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Housework-hurts-sex study causes a dust up
You may have seen — and let’s face it — given a giant eye roll to a recent studythat claimed…
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Dental problems sending more patients to hospitals
Toothaches have sent increasing numbers of poor and uninsured people to emergency rooms nationwide, according to a federal report. In…
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‘The insured and the unsure:’ What will businesses do?
I clicked on an Economist story on the future of employer-sponsored health insurance to get a sense of what picture…
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Lessons from a soda study that lost its fizz
Last October, Brigham and Women’s Hospital took the unusual step of recalling a press release about a research study. Just…
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Aspirin study causes headaches for journalists
Along with a story on aspirin and macular degeneration, my editors got a panicked note from me recently: “I struggled…
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HHS gives some states flexibility in decisions on health insurance exchanges
A headline in The New York Times recently confused some people – initially including me. “States Will Be Given Extra…
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International effort to control mercury calls for improved oral health
Preventing tooth decay not only helps people; it helps the environment, according to a newly announced United Nations-backed convention. Less…