Tuesday, December 23, 2008
A man is cured of AIDS. A salmonella outbreak is hard to pinpoint, and a stem cell breakthrough that could lead to cures for some of the most confounding illnesses are just a few of the top health stories and medical breakthroughs of the past year.
or scroll down and follow the links to the stories themselves.
In chronological order, the top stories are ...
1. April – August 2008:
Nothing dumbfounded government Read the rest of this entry »
For Mathson, who is undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma and had knee surgery in September, the news got worse last week. The mill, which shut down, informed him it could no longer afford to offer health or welfare programs to any employees or retirees as of Jan. 1.
Two years short of Medicare eligibility and beset by health problems, Mathson's options for health care are limited and expensive.
"There is insurance out there, but they're Read the rest of this entry »
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Real-time last Read the rest of this entry »
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NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N:
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joining forces with five hospital groups in the United States
and abroad to develop computer systems it says could reduce the
cost of health care and medical errors while growing its
medical information technology business.
The U.S. conglomerate's $17 billion healthcare unit
estimates that its information technology business -- Read the rest of this entry »
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — The world's biggest computer chip maker on Monday dove into the medical market with technology that lets doctors make house calls on patients without being there.
Intel Health Guide uses gadgetry and Internet connections to enable medical personnel to monitor the health of chronically ill people from afar.
Doctors and nurses can keep tabs on heart functions, blood sugar levels and other health factors of at-home patients Read the rest of this entry »
Swarms of people are at polling places in Atlanta, Wait times as long as eight to 10 hours. Long lines reported in Virginia. Up to four hour wait-times down in Florida, and both Florida and North Carolina extended their hours to try to accommodate the crowds. And this is just for early voting. Sort of makes you want to say, wow... do I really need this headache come Tuesday? Yes. Yes, you do.
. Despite spending more on health care than any other industrialized nation, in 2000 the United States ranked 37th in the World Health Organization's evaluation of health care systems around the globe. Reforming domestic health care has been a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, yet a growing number of Americans and insurance providers are turning to
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Approximately 750,000 Americans traveled overseas for medical treatment in 2007, Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriyelyan was arrested in May 2008 following an investigation by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force (MFSF). The MFSF is a multi-agency team of federal, state and local prosecutors and agents designed to combat Medicare fraud. Strike force operations began in the Los Angeles area on March 1, 2008. The MFSF is led by the Criminal Division's Fraud Section in Washington, D.C., and the office of U.S. Attorney Thomas P. O'Brien of the Central District Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, October 09, 2008
This is a rush transcript from "America's Election HQ," October 8, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
MARTHA MACCALLUM, HOST:
Another hot button issue that is now getting more played these days on the campaign trail, especially with all the financial worries. People are concerned about their health care, of course.
Today, Barack Obama and McCain slammed each other's plans. Take a listen: Read the rest of this entry »