Families Say Hospice Better Than Hospital for Dying Cancer Patients
2016-01-19
Doctors need to heed preferences of patients, prepare for end of life sooner, experts sayContinue Reading
High-Rise Living May Lower Your Chances of Surviving Cardiac Arrest
2016-01-18
Above the 16th floor, odds of staying alive after heart stops are slim, study findsContinue Reading
Nerve Damage From Chemo May Affect Cancer Survivors for Years
2016-01-15
Symptoms associated with falls, researchers sayContinue Reading
Low Bicarbonate Levels May Be a Danger for Seniors
2016-01-14
Healthy older people have greater risk of death if blood bicarbonate level too low, research suggestsContinue Reading
Cancer No. 1 Killer of Asian-Americans, Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders: Study
2016-01-14
Though incidence lower than among white Americans, researchers sayContinue Reading
Dementia Drug May Lower Risk of Falls Among Parkinson’s Patients
2016-01-12
Those who took rivastigmine in study were 45 percent less likely to have an accidentContinue Reading
Cancer Death Rates Down 23 Percent Since 1991: Study
2016-01-07
That translates to an additional 1.7 million survivors, expert saysContinue Reading
Organ Recipients at Raised Risk of Cancer Death, Study Finds
2016-01-07
Researchers say immune system-suppressing drugs, poor health may leave these patients vulnerableContinue Reading
Aspirin May Decrease Death From Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
2016-01-05
Researchers suspect drug may help prevent spread of deadly diseaseContinue Reading
Families of Critically Ill Patients Need Extra Support, Too
2015-12-31
Tips for coping when a loved one is in the ICUContinue Reading