Cognitive Risk Declines with Activity
According to research conducted at Rush University Medical Center, frequent social activity…
HHS Empowers Patients to ‘Share the Health’ as Part of Reform Messaging Effort
Getting the word out about all the preventive services available to Medicare…
Mobile Phone-Brain Cancer Link Bewilders Epidemiologists
Some of the greatest discoveries in the history of modern medicine came…
Global Warming: Good for Your Health?
Six centuries after the Black Death ravaged Europe, the gruesomeness of the…
Is There Too Much Screening for Heart Disease?
The number of these tests has increased significantly over the last 20…
Why Not the Best? Or, at Least, Why Not the Same?
The U.S. Medicaid program is likely paying far more than necessary for…
2011 Cost of Long-Term Care Study Releases Findings
John Hancock Financial (John Hancock) recently announced the results of its 2011…
Incidence and Prevalence of Morbid Obesity
Morbid obesity is associated with a substantially increased risk of morbidity and…
Man Robs Bank for $1 So He Could Get Healthcare in Prison
This is sad indeed, but when incarcerated, they get medical attention. You…
Insurance Reimbursement is Key for Widespread Adoption of Focused Ultrasound
The special focus of the June 2011 Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation newsletter is reimbursement…
