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March 12, 2010 by Barbara Feder Ostrov | 0 comments
In “LaVonna’s World,” people in South Los Angeles are able to buy healthy, fresh food at reasonable prices in grocery stores near their homes. They’re able to see a specialist when they need to and get the health insurance they need. They don’t suffer disproportionately from diseases like diabetes and asthma.... more_»
March 12, 2010 by William Heisel | 0 comments
When your child dies because of mistakes made by a doctor, you can sue. Scott and Kathy Broussard did that when Dr. Andrew Rutland twisted their daughter Jillian Broussard’s neck so severely that he separated her head from her spine. Most patients either lose in court or settle their cases. If they settle, they go silent. How many times have you called a patient’s family to be told, “We can’t talk under the terms of the settlement.”? The Broussards settled their case, but that didn’t stop them from talking.... more_»
March 11, 2010 by Angilee Shah | 0 comments
Hear full audio from Ethan Watters' keynote speech, and if you get to the end of his hour-long talk you can hear the "top ten list of things to know before going on The Daily Show." (1:18:06)... more_»
March 11, 2010 by TalkBack... | 0 comments
We generally think of viruses as bad things. They can give us a cold, the flu or even more serious diseases, like cervical cancer in women. But now a new study has come out that shows that doctors could use a virus to defeat cancerous tumors without killing healthy tissue.... more_»
March 10, 2010 by TalkBack... | 0 comments
Many women taking bone-strengthening drugs like Fosamax or Actonel for osteoporosis may be dismayed by news coming out of a medical conference: long-term use of the drugs can lead to more broken bones, not fewer. Shari Roan of the L.A. Times writes of the drugs known as biphosphonates:... more_»
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katstone on Work for free or...
I was just discussing this yesterday with some health writers I highly respect... more »
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Yikes. Thanks for sharing this, Angilee!
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I have an individual Blue Shield plan -- they raised rates dramatically, almost... more »
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PatricParamedic on Doctors Behaving...
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A set up? How much television do you watch? You're clearly not paying... more »
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