New York Times:
The elderly are less likely to receive follow-up care for mental illness when their out-of-pocket costs are higher than for other medical care. . (Read More)
Huffington Post:
In his latest blog post, economist Paul Krugman has questioned the President-elect's choice for Surgeon-General, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent at CNN who anchors a range of medical affairs and documentary programming for the cable network. Krugman brings the weight of his influence to bear on the hotly-conte (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.There was a silver lining in the numbers: The increase in health spending was the smallest since 1998, thanks largely to the growing use of g (Read More)
Huffington Post:
A report in Monday's New York Times, discussing the "off-label" use of misoprostol to end an unwanted pregnancy, has echoes of Captain Renault's claim to be "shocked, shocked to find gambling [at Rick's]." Since the beginning of time, we know that women who feel trapped - for whatever reason - by an unwanted pregnancy will (Read More)
Huffington Post:
In his latest blog post, economist Paul Krugman has questioned the President-elect's choice for Surgeon-General, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent at CNN who anchors a range of medical affairs and documentary programming for the cable network. Krugman brings the weight of his influence to bear on the hotly-conte (Read More)
Huffington Post:
The administration, hurrying to cement its social agenda in place before leaving town, adopted a most meddlesome, dangerous rule at Health and Human Services. The proposed "conscience" rule is scheduled to take effect on January 19, 2009. Congress and President-elect Obama have separate and distinct options to prevent imple (Read More)
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CHICAGO — Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The (Read More)
Huffington Post:
To many, the 2008 election represented a fervent prayer for meaningful change in Washington, for restoration of the people's democracy and the end of corporate looting of the treasury. The U.S. corporatocracy reigns supreme - corporate profiteering steers most public policy, from finance, war and energy to health care. The (Read More)