Archive: 15/06/2015
Physicians should help families with decisions about end-of-life care
About 20 percent of Americans spend time in an intensive care unit around the time of their death, and most deaths follow a decision to limit life-sustaining therapies.
Jun 15, 2015
UN aviation agency bans e-cigarettes in checked bags
The International Civil Aviation Organization announced Monday a ban on e-cigarettes in checked baggage, following reports they have sparked fires in the cargo area of aircrafts.
Jun 15, 2015
Hospital group says Illinois could lease Healthcare.gov
A hospital group in cash-strapped Illinois says the state might be able to set up a health insurance exchange at a lower cost by "leasing" the federal government's technology, an option that could appeal to as many as 34 ...
Jun 15, 2015
More dialysis patients living in poor neighborhoods
Poverty is known to be a strong risk factor for end-stage kidney disease. Now, a first of-its-kind study has found that the association between poverty and kidney disease changes over time.
Jun 15, 2015