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How much should insurers pay to save a life?
I read in The Los Angeles Times a story that really got me thinking about health care in our country. Jalal Afshar was a member of the HMO Kaiser Permanente, an insurer with a true staff model that gives you less out of pocket than in more traditional health care ...
New prostate cancer test offers options
A new type of prostate cancer test will allow men more ability to weigh their options for treatment than ever before. "The new test, which is called the Oncotype DX Prostate Cancer Test, is one of more than a dozen coming to market that use advanced genetic methods to help ...
Nurse practitioners alleviate shortage of primary care docs
Your access to health care is getting easier in America today. I've talked in the past about "nurse-in-a-box clinics" at retail storefronts that offer care 7 days a week from nurse practitioners. BusinessWeek reports 16 of 50 states allow nurse practitioners to practice as primary care providers without restrictions. In ...
New device offers challenge to Epipen for allergy sufferers
They say necessity is the mother of invention. I would add that it's also the mother of entrepreneurism too. Eric and Evan Edwards are the developers behind Auvi-Q, a new auto-injector that contains a single dose of epinephrine for adults and children with life-threatening allergies. The Edwards brothers grew up ...
Hospital costs still not being clearly disclosed to cash payers
Cost transparency at hospitals still leaves something to be desired even in an age when "consumer-driven health care" is the buzzword of the future. The Associated Press reports that researchers at two universities were charged with calling hospitals in every state, more than 120 hospitals in total, to find out ...
Having trouble remembering to take your medication?
Some time ago, my allergist wrote me a prescription that contained 10 pills at a cost of $11/pill. After the pharmacist revealed the total cost, I nearly needed to visit the emergency room when I fell down and hit my head! Medicines can be so expensive. But there are ways ...
Medical tourism - Close to home
Medical tourism doesn't have to take you to far-flung Third World locations. You can now be a medical tourist in the good ol' USA, traveling the country for discounted medical care.
Purchasing medications on the internet
Have you ever bought medicine from an online pharmacy? Here's why it could be a bad move for your fiscal and physical health.
Exercise is the key to mental agility for senior citizens
Want to stave off brain deterioration as you age? Then you'll need to get your heart rate up on a regular basis! A new report from the Journal of Neurology finds that exercise is the single greatest predictor of whether or not you'll have a healthy human brain in your ...
Entrepreneur has solution to help preemie babies
When Yamile Jackson gave birth to her son Zachary prematurely at 26 weeks, she wished there were a way she could cradle her baby while he was in the neonatal intensive care unit. So she invented a pair of fake arms with her scent on them! The Houston Chronicle reports ...
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