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Britain’s National Health Service may undergo sweeping changes which put more responsibility at the local level with practitioners. In addition, the goal, say political leaders, is to give patients more power.
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Earlier this year, a drug store chain was three days away from putting home genetic tests on its shelves for sale to the public. Previously, these had been for sale online.
As this test was not seen as a medical device or test—it has been used by family history buffs—the FDA had no notice of the [...]
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Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have been touted as the tool which can make medical care safer and better. Medpage Today’s story reports on progress in building a national medical records system.
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Doctors and hospitals have been fearful of lawsuits when women who had a Caesarean birth wanted to try delivering vaginally. Now the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued new guidelines for managing deliveries differently. Not every delivery has to be a Caesarean. That’s the group’s bottom line.
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In January, Harvard Medical School will place strict limits on outside faculty activities.
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The American Medical Association has called into question the way in which health plans profile doctors, for the purposes of identifying doctors who profile favorably by the measurements the plan uses.
Key points in this story:
Rand Corporation studies show that these ratings can be wrong as much as 66% of the time.
The same studies also show [...]
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Getting older is more expensive but a new federal government report says that Americans 65 and above are living better, longer. Data come from 15 different government agencies, including the National Institute on Aging, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, reports Medpage Today.
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“Hundreds of state agencies nationwide have never told the federal government about health professionals they disciplined, undermining a central database meant to weed out dangerous caregivers,” says Pro Publica.
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When the diagnosis is Alzheimer’s, all stories about it should be read with caution. No one understands the disease yet, despite research efforts. Many lifestyle recommendations have been made to help people stay sharp. The latest research shows that, while there are benefits to those activities, staving on Alzheimer’s is not one of them.
However, this [...]
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People who grew up in the Mosquito Belt, specifically the South, know mosquitoes can be more than a source of bites which cause itching, redness and discomfort. They once carried malaria. They are mischief-makers.
However, even for residents of the Mosquito Belt, dengue fever has not been on anyone’s mind.
It should be now. The CDC is paying close attention to cases in Florida, tracking these to see if these are isolated cases or if dengue is back. This story includes information from the Mayo Clinic about symptoms and symptom treatment. There is no cure.
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