A Patient’s Guide to Diabetes A Patient’s Guide to Diabetes:- Diabetes is one of those sneaky diseases: Symptoms (among them increased thirst and the need to urinate more often) can be mild, develop over time and overlap with other issues such as aging. The result: The American Diabetes Association estimates […]
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How Insurer Denials Hurt Patients and Industry How Insurer Denials Hurt Patients and Industry:- To reduce costs and maximize profits, insurance companies are increasingly denying coverage to patients treating chronic or persistent illnesses – such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer. But for the chronically […]
Program aims to boost prenatal care in rural US Program aims to boost prenatal care in rural US:- A program meant to address the shortage of OB-GYNs in rural America could help many families who are faced with an hours-long — and often dangerous — journey to the nearest qualified […]
Study revives argument over mammogram screening Study revives argument over mammogram screening:- Yearly mammograms starting at age 40 would prevent the most deaths from breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a challenge to more conservative recommendations that take into account both the harms and the benefits of screening. […]
New Program Aims to Keep OB/GYNs in Rural America New Program Aims to Keep OB/GYNs in Rural America:- Babies often come in the middle of the night and it was no different for Clare Shirley. “The very first contraction woke me up at midnight,” said Shirley, who runs a backcountry […]
How to know if you damaged your eyes during the eclipse How to know if you damaged your eyes during the eclipse:- If you, like our nation’s president, looked directly into Monday’s eclipse, you might wonder: Did I just damage my eyes? Whether by accident or disregard, untold masses looked […]
Teen drug overdose death rate climbed 19% in one year Teen drug overdose death rate climbed 19% in one year:- The rate of teen drug overdose deaths in the United States climbed 19% from 2014 to 2015, from 3.1 deaths per 100,000 teens to 3.7 per 100,000, according to data […]
These states are best, worst for raising children These states are best, worst for raising children:- New Hampshire is the best state in which to raise a child, while Mississippi is the worst, according to a report published Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The study measured 2015 data […]
Where Parents Can Turn If a Teen Has a Drug Problem Where Parents Can Turn If a Teen Has a Drug Problem:- About 7,800 people begin using illicit drugs every day, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and more than half are under the age of 18. Finding […]
Britain Creo receives speedy FDA approval for its endoscopic device Britain’s Creo Medical Group said its device to remove cancerous lesions in the bowel during an endoscopy had received U.S. approval much quicker than it planned, shaking up a timetable that had been focused on a European launch. The company, […]
