Medical Care

Home Values May Depend on "Location, Location, Location" and So Does Your Health

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.29.2012

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Within the borders of the United States, precisely where you live has a lot to do with your health, your health care and what it costs.

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Are Doctors Shortchanging Black Patients? Racial Bias May Be To Blame, Report Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Medical Care, Doctor Patient Relationship, Racial Bias, Doctor/Patient Relationship, Patient Care, Black Voices News

The average time most doctors spend with their patients during each visit is just 20 minutes, according to 2009 estimates by the National Center for H...

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Former Cowboy Provides Free Medical Care To World's Poor

Posted 04.10.2012

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The costs of medical attention can be exorbitant for a low-income family or an unemployed person -- even if the needs are the same. That's why Stan...

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Surgery Bias Based on Gender? It Could be True!

Dr. Mary I. O'Connor | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Bias, Total Knee Replacement Surgery, Surgery, Women's Health, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Personal Health, Medical Care, Health Care, Healthy Living News

Physicians need to increase their awareness of the biases that may be influencing their recommendations to patients, especially those who are female or from a different racial or ethnic background.

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How Active Should We Be in Our Own Medical Care?

Erin Smith | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Leukemia, Responsibility, Doctor Patient Communication, Medical Care, Doctors, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Personal Safety, Personal Health, Personal Health Care, Personal Care, Healthy Living News

Be a thinking, active, participating person in your family's health care. Do your homework. Trust your gut instinct. Ask questions, even if you feel uncomfortable doing so.

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A Healthy Start: Protecting Great Gains for Children in the Affordable Care Act

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.16.2012

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Next week marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal health reform legislation, which has been a giant national step forward in reaching the goal of ensuring that all children in America receive the healthy start they need and deserve.

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Almost Half Of U.S. Households Live One Crisis From Poverty, Study Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.31.2012

What does it mean to be poor? If it means living at or below the poverty line, then 15 percent of Americans -- some 46 million people -- qualify. B...

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Parents Who Thought Son's Cancer Was A Cold Plead Guilty

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Hodgkin Lymphoma, Parents Who Didn't Have Medical Care, Monica Hussing, Boy Dies of Cancer, William Robinson Sr, Medical Care, Willie Robinson, Boy Who Had Cancer, Parents News

CLEVELAND — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who died from Hodgkin lymphoma after suffering for months from undiagnosed swollen glands have plea...

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Paying for Your Trip as an Incidental Health Traveler

Josef Woodman | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Hearing Exam, Medical Tourism, Health Screening, Colonoscopy, Auditory Exam, Medical Travel, Travel, Medical Care, Healthcare, Business News

With more than 400 American-accredited hospitals and clinics now offering Western-style medical treatment in 47 countries around the world, it's a bit of a no-brainer to check out your medical tourism options.

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The 'New' Standard Of Care In Medicine

Dr. Robert A. Kornfeld | Posted 02.01.2012

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It is my honest opinion that medical care in this country is headed for a major crisis if we do not rise up against the controls placed on us by insurance companies and Medicare.

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Technology, the Engine Behind Connected Health

Janet Dillione | Posted 12.28.2011

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Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the eighth annual Connected Health Symposium, an event that brought more than 1,000 healthcare executives, ...

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Affordable, High Quality Health Care: The Cure for Our Economy

Dr. Dennis Gottfried | Posted 12.26.2011

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For the sake of our entire economy, America must act now to contain health care costs while, at the same time, improving the quality of care.

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Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version)

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Welfare, Unemployment, Low Wages, Poverty, Food Stamps, Suicide, Medical Care, Jobs, Poor, Nickel and Dimed, Health Care, Politics News

The most shocking thing I learned from my research on the fate of the working poor in the recession was the extent to which poverty has been criminalized in America.

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ER Crisis: Think, Plan, Act to Get Best Emergency Care in Urgent Situations

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.27.2011

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What's ailing our ERs? Simply put, they wrongly have become the venue of last resort for too many people for medical treatment. For many of us, there are better options, including urgent care or even retail clinics.

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Wanted: 1,000 Pastors For the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.16.2011

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There is a policy myth is that churches and charities alone could take care of the problems of poverty -- especially if we slashed taxes. But this really has more to do with libertarian political ideology than good theology.

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5 Reasons People Don't Like Their Doctor

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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The messages were loud and clear. Your doctor doesn't listen to you or care enough, makes too much money, makes you wait too long, and you might do better going to your dog's vet.

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5 Ways Doctors Can Really Help Patients

Thomas Goetz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Care, Doctor Patient Relationship, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Patient Doctor, Patient and Doctor, Patient Care, Doctor Patient Communication, Home News

Good, well-meaning doctors see noncompliance every day in their offices and they are baffled by it. As one doctor recently put it: How can we help people who won't help themselves?

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CNN Hero: Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega Provides For Sick In Ravaged Juarez

Posted 05.25.2011

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In the midst of growing daily dangers, residents of Juarez, Mexico have continued to receive safe, quality health care thanks to the work of 74-year-o...

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Medical Misconceptions: Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor's Visit

John Whyte, M.D., MPH | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health Care Tips, Medical Devices, Prescription Drug Costs, Health, Medical Care, Health Care Advice, Health Care, Healthy Living News

As a doctor, I appreciate when patients put their trust in me. It means I've demonstrated I can do my job well. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't actively ask your doctors questions about your care.

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A Tale of Two Rural Health Facilities

Hrishikesh Srinagesh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Health Costs, Medical Care, Health Care, Dehydration, World News

Two experiences which led to short hospitalizations showed me how medicine can be practiced so differently in the U.S. and India.

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Wal-Mart Faces Costly Lawsuit In Colorado Over Alleged Health Care

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Wal-Mart is facing a class-action lawsuit in Colorado over allegedly working with their insurance supp...

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Reverend Ken Dupin Creates First Mobile Medical Care Home For The Elderly

Posted 05.25.2011

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Local residents looking for medical care will be surprised to find out they might not have to go far to receive the care they need. Rev. Ken Dupin, fo...

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The Case for Caring About Primary Care

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Primary Care, Health, Primary Care Physician, Primary Care Crisis, Healthcare Reform, Medical Care, Healthcare, Healthy Living News

Because primary care providers are the initial contact for patients with a wide array of conditions, we are the proverbial Jack of all trades. But we also think broadly about what may be wrong.

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Nothing Is too Good for Our Boys: Yeah, Right!

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Care, Military, Traumatic Brain Injury, Politics News

After decades of observation since my four years in the U.S. Navy I believe that while most people are happy to talk about the sacrifices of military personnel it is, in the end, mostly talk.

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Overtreated: More Medical Care Isn't Always Better

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier – it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving American...

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