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Drugs send more of the 45-plus crowd to hospitals
At a time when overall prescription drug use is climbing across the board, the AHRQ reports that the number of…
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Innovative approaches to malpractice, errors
American Medical News reporter Kevin O’Reilly writes about a presentation by David Mayer, M.D., University of Illinois at Chicago Institute…
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Stories focus on suicides of doctors, soldiers
New York Times columnist Pauline Chen, M.D., serves up a reminder that suicide prevention isn’t just a matter of access…
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Is America’s high health spending linked to short lifespans?
The United States lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy, yet spends far more on health care than any…
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CA docs recommend pot, but never see the patient
Once again, the the Redding Record Searchlight’s Ryan Sabalow has used his distance from the clinic booms in Southern California…
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Mass. reform, cost-cutting crush safety net hospital
Boston Medical Center has been pushed to the financial brink by a mix of politics, economics and expanded health coverage.…
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Washington’s “adult homes” have less regulation, more neglect
After analyzing 4,703 death certificates of folks who died at adult homes during a five-year span, The Seattle Times‘ Michael…
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HHS publishes insurance prices, Consumer Reports explains reform
The first big wave of health care reform implementation has brought with it a mini-boom in consumer-oriented explainer sites and…
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Why Detroit’s emergency services are lagging
The Detroit News‘ Charlie LeDuff tried to figure out his city’s abysmal ambulance response times, and had a tough time…
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Canadian government obstructs journalists’ access
Writing in Nature News, Kathryn O’Hara celebrates Right to Know Week by declaring that “the information policies of Conservative Prime…