Elderly Patients Get Unnecessary End-of-Life Treatments
2016-06-27
Family members may pressure doctors to attempt heroic interventions, researcher saysContinue Reading
Elderly Patients Get Unnecessary End-of-Life Treatments
2016-06-27
Family members may pressure doctors to attempt heroic interventions, researcher saysContinue Reading
Type of Disease May Dictate End-of-Life Care
2016-06-27
Cancer and dementia patients get more access to palliative care, VA study finds
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3,300 Heat Deaths a Year Projected for NYC by 2080
2016-06-24
Action needed to prevent deadly climate-change effects, researchers sayContinue Reading
Diabetes Ups Risk of Heart Attack Death
2016-06-24
Study points to need for better coordinated care, more effective use of medications, cardiology specialist saysContinue Reading
Diabetes Plus Kidney Problems May Raise Heart Risks
2016-06-23
Odds of death due to heart disease 15 percent higher in black Americans with both conditions, study findsContinue Reading
Guidelines Stop Heat Stroke Deaths in High School Athletes
2016-06-23
Protocols help get students used to the heat during preseason practiceContinue Reading
Boost Minimum Wage and Babies Benefit: Study
2016-06-16
Suggests a $1 increase linked to 4 percent drop in infant deaths, fewer low birth weight babiesContinue Reading
Boost Minimum Wage and Babies Benefit: Study
2016-06-16
Suggests a $1 increase linked to 4 percent drop in infant deaths, fewer low birth weight babiesContinue Reading
Painkiller That Killed Prince Part of Dangerous Wave of New Synthetic Drugs
2016-06-16
Opioid fentanyl and related street drugs highly lethal, addiction experts say