Medicare Spends Billions on Chronic Kidney Disease, Study Finds
2016-03-29
Researchers consider ways to manage patients’ care effectively and rein in the costContinue Reading
CDC: Federal Anti-Smoking Campaign Still Paying Off
2016-03-28
Ads have helped at least 400,000 Americans to give up tobacco since 2012, survey findsContinue Reading
Cancer Patients Who Choose to Die at Home Live Longer: Study
2016-03-28
They and their families should make choice based on preference, researchers sayContinue Reading
Distance Matters for Quality Rectal Cancer Care
2016-03-25
The farther a patient has to travel for radiation therapy, the less likely it will happen, study findsContinue Reading
Surgeons’ Experience Matters With Thyroid Removal
2016-03-25
Track record best for doctors who perform 25-plus thyroidectomies a year, researchers sayContinue Reading
Heart Attacks Striking Younger, Fatter Americans: Study
2016-03-24
Doctors, patients need to work together to prevent cardiac disease, experts sayContinue Reading
Black Smokers Less Likely to Get Lung Cancer Screening
2016-03-18
Racial differences in smoking patterns probably why, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Generic Gleevec Will Likely Cut Millions in Health Costs
2016-03-18
Over 5 years, researchers estimate more than $9 million in insurance savingsContinue Reading
Hospital Volume Tied to Success of Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
2016-03-16
Study finds more experienced medical centers achieve better survival ratesContinue Reading
‘Cold Turkey’ May Work Best for Quitting Smoking
2016-03-14
Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers sayContinue Reading