MEwens
With doctors often pressed for time, a new federal campaign aims to to improve communication by getting patients to ask more questions and prioritize their concerns before a visit, todays Informed Patient column reports.
While the new campaign from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is focused on adults, effective communication is also […]
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MEwens
Family medicine physician Kenneth Lin quits because he says “politics trumped science” in the cancellation of the meeting.
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MEwens
Wall Street Journal health blogger Katherine Hobson will take questions from readers in a live chat on Monday, Nov. 1 about the TEDMED conference in San Diego. Ask your questions now.
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MEwens
Wall Street Journal health blogger Katherine Hobson will take questions from readers in a live chat on Monday, Nov. 1 about the TEDMED conference in San Diego. Ask your questions now.
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MEwens
The USPSTF initially decided to change its rating of prostate-cancer screening last fall but voted to reconsider to amass more information on screening’s potential harms.
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MEwens
Home-based care can provide enormous value if you focus resources on patients who really need it, the author of a NEJM perspective piece argues.
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Katherine Hobson
Experts warn that men’s reticence about going to the doctor could translate into higher costs of care for aging Baby Boomers.
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JGrimes
Drugstores are trying to bolster their presence in the in-store clinic market, even though the concept has thus far not been a particularly profitable one. The WSJ reports that CVS Caremark may double its number of MinuteClinic retail operations over the next five years.
The company has no plans to forge financial partnerships with […]
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Jacob Goldstein
Egg nog is showing up on grocery shelves, and holiday songs can be heard on the radio. So it must be time for all of us to assess the state of our health benefits.
At least thats what I argue in my Healthy Consumer column today. The point is that most health plans […]
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Jacob Goldstein
Egg nog is showing up on grocery shelves, and holiday songs can be heard on the radio. So it must be time for all of us to assess the state of our health benefits.
At least thats what I argue in my Healthy Consumer column today. The point is that most health plans […]
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