New stem cell may overcome hurdles for regenerative medicine
Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a novel type of pluripotent stem cell--cells capable of developing into any type...
HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL
Predators and “Care”
While the media and many non-profits address the issue of rape and sexual harassment in the military, few expand their...
Snapping defeat from the jaws of victory
What is it about opthalmologists and cataract surgery? If there were ever a success story in the world of medicine...
Study Tracks Patients After Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
SOURCE: Kaiser Health News - Read entire story here.
The cost that is hiding in plain sight
Jack Sullivan at Commonwealth Magazine summarizes recent findings surrounding high deductible health insurance plans. I covered some of these points...
16.9 million Americans gained health coverage under Affordable Care Act, study finds
Insurance coverage has increased across all types of insurance since the major provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act took...
Out-of-Network, Out of Luck? A Growing Body of Caselaw Addressing…
It's become a common scenario for medical providers: a provider treats a patient covered by employer-provided health insurance for which...
Measles danger lingers for years after infection: study
Measles can harm the immune system for up to three years, leaving survivors at a higher risk of catching other...
New recommendations aim to improve safety of pain-relieving spinal steroid injections
More and more people are seeking injections of anti-inflammatory steroid medications for back and neck pain. In 2011, the last...
TBT: Turf versus Access to Care
This week’s TBT post was written during last year;s National Nurses Week. Although the situation has improved there still is...
Connecting uninsured patients to primary care could reduce emergency department use
An intervention to connect low-income uninsured and Medicaid patients to a reliable source of primary health care shows promise for...
