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Latest Health News

Health care billing fight is looming - San Diego Union Tribune
17 May 2008 at 3:44am

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Health care billing fight is looming
San Diego Union Tribune - 3 hours ago
By Keith Darcé Doctors and hospital officials will square off with health insurers Monday in San Diego over a state plan to ban medical providers from billing emergency room patients for charges not covered by insurance companies.
Billing issue leaves patients feeling ill Los Angeles Times
Health insurers to restore coverage to 1200 Californians San Jose Mercury News
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Vitamin D Might Aid Breast-Cancer Cases - eFluxMedia
17 May 2008 at 3:24am

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Vitamin D Might Aid Breast-Cancer Cases
eFluxMedia - 3 hours ago
By Michael Todd Canadian researchers presented a set of breast-cancer estimations based on a series of studies. Apparently, women with a vitamin D deficiency at the time of their diagnose are 94% more likely to have their cancer metastasize and 73% are ...
Vitamin D tied to cancer outcome Baltimore Sun
Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients Washington Post
U.S. News & World Report - Los Angeles Tim...
A Year-Long Medical Exam - Wall Street Journal
16 May 2008 at 9:01pm

Columbus Dispatch
A Year-Long Medical Exam
Wall Street Journal - 10 hours ago
By TOM NAGORSKI By Julie Salamon We have all felt it -- the anxiety that comes when we walk (or are wheeled) through a hospital's doors or bring a relative to the emergency room.
Nassau medical center extends warning over insulin pens Newsday
Claim Of Bad Blood Leading To Hospital Patient's Death Investigated Local6.com
Columbus Dispatch - U.S. News & World Report - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - The Plain Dealer - cl...
Report Assesses Blame in Hepatitis Cases - New York Times
16 May 2008 at 6:49pm

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Report Assesses Blame in Hepatitis Cases
New York Times - 12 hours ago
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Health care workers at a Las Vegas endoscopy clinic linked to more than 80 cases of hepatitis C routinely mishandled injection equipment and medication vials and often failed to perform basic hand hygiene, according to a report ...
CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak San Jose Mercury News
Report: Clinic Employees Responsible For Hepatitis C Outbreak eFluxMedia
Las Vegas Review - Jo...
VA psychologist to staff: don't diagnose PTSD - Chicago Tribune
16 May 2008 at 4:15pm

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VA psychologist to staff: don't diagnose PTSD
Chicago Tribune - 15 hours ago
A furor has erupted over a psychologist?s email directing staff at a Texas veterans facility to withhold diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder from soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Lawmakers to examine e-mail from VA employee The Associated Press
Obama calls for Vets Affairs e-mail probe United Press International
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