(Reuters) – Even the astronomical price markups that consumers regularly pay for, say, wine in restaurants pale beside those in some U.S. hospitals: The price for...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies...
(NBC News) – Vaccine laws across the nation may be toughened, observers say, if California passes a fervently debated bill that would strip parents’ rights to...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The intensive care unit is a last frontier for physical therapy: It’s hard to exercise patients hooked to...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health care law shows that more than...
[NBC News] U.S. medical care is getting ever pricier, but it’s not because so many old people are running up charges, experts reported Tuesday. Most of...
[CBS News] Parents appear to be skipping the pediatrician’s office in favor of retail clinics located in chain drugstores like CVS or Walgreens. Some parents opt...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Anna Brown, a St. Louis-based homeless woman, needed treatment for a sprained ankle. She went to three emergency rooms seeking...
