Enlarge this image Medicare’s new program will alter a year’s worth of payments to 14,959 skilled nursing facilities across the U.S., based…
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‘Dear Doctor’ Letters Use Peer Pressure, Government Warning To Stop Overprescribing
by Ina Jaffe August 7, 2018Enlarge this image About a decade ago, the FDA started requiring drugmakers to add black box warnings to labels and prescribing information…
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Family Caregivers Exchange Tips, Share Stories To Ease Alzheimer’s Losses
by Blake Farmer July 6, 2018Enlarge this image Tang Yau Hoong/Ikon Images/Getty Images Tang Yau Hoong/Ikon Images/Getty Images Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who…
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Enlarge this image The CDC is trying to stop E. coli and other bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics because they…
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Enlarge this image Liliana Reyes instructs a home health aide class on human biology at Encuentro, an immigrant education center in Albuquerque.…
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Enlarge this image Antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol and risperidone are FDA-approved for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but can increase the…
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Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill
by Susan Jaffe January 17, 2018Enlarge this image Colin Campbell, shown last month in his home near Los Angeles, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease — ALS…
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Enlarge this image A recent study shows a link between high discharge rates for live patients and hospice profit margins. Gary Waters/Getty…