Tag: Healthcare

FDA Sounds-Off On Mobile Medical Apps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week issued guidance on mobile medical apps, a group of increasingly popular mo...
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Healthcare Law, Is Everyone Ready For It?
It's rapidly approaching. That time when laws within the United States force a change in the healthcare payment structure. Are we all ready for it? What were the steps that led t...
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Healthcare Law: Republicans Threaten to Shut Down Gov if Obamacare Isn’t Defunded
After the fiscal cliff crisis talks in late 2012 to early 2013, another budget crisis is the last thing anyone wants to hear about as we near the end of 2013. Unfortunately, House...
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U.S. Falling Behind on Health Outcomes, Shows Study
Though it hosts the best medical research in the world and spends more money on healthcare than any other country, a new...
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Obamacare Starts Next Year, Opposed by Over Half of Americans
Major segments of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - known colloquially as "Obamacare" - are set to go into...
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Hip Implants Can Cause Tissue Damage, Says FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week issued a warning about certain types of hip implants. Metal-on-metal impl...
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Allows Contraceptive Mandate to Begin Next Week
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an...
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Multiple Sclerosis Drug ‘Reboots’ the Immune System
New trials show that a cancer drug can be an effective treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) by 'rebooting' patients' immune systems. The results of two phase III clinical trials...
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Medicare Rule Could Increase Hospitalization, Shows Study
A new study shows that a medicare rule that blocks some nursing home residents from receiving simultaneous reimbursement for hospice and skilled nursing facility (SNF, a medicare-c...
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Cholesterol Levels Dropping Among Americans, Study Says
While Americans continue to grow obese, a new analysis of U.S. health data sho...
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Medicare Open Enrollment Now Available
Open enrollment for Medicare officially began this week, allowing those eligible to choose their medicare health and drug plan. The open enrollment period lasts until December 7,...
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Immunizations at Walmart to Expand Nationwide
Walmart this week announced it will expand its immunization offerings to more than 2,700 Walmart stores across the U.S. It will work with Mollen Immunization Clinics to offer ten...
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HIV Tests to Become More Routine
A recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is expected to suggest that HIV screenings become routine. The USPSTF is an independent panel of physicians...
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Microsoft, GE Team To Change Healthcare Systems
Microsoft announced yesterday that it will partner with General Electric to form a new company aimed at improving the accessibility of healthcare information. The two hope to optim...
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The Growing Influence of Social Media on Healthcare
Social media has helped to fill a void across various industries. It has brought a human element to many companies and provided opportunities that probably would not have happened...
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