Health care spending to accelerate, US report says
The nation's respite from accelerating health care costs appears to be over.
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World's first bilateral hand transplant on child at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) joined with colleagues from Penn Medicine recently to complete the world's first bilateral hand transplant on a child. Earlier this month, the surgical team successfully ...
Jul 28, 2015
Effects over time of tobacco tax increases in New Zealand
Ongoing tobacco tax increases predicted to improve health, reduce health system costs, and reduce health inequalities, but take years to have their maximum health impacts.
Jul 28, 2015
Doctor Google: How age and other factors influence online health information searches
Consumers have access to multiple Web sites to search for online health information and can be far more involved in managing their own medical issues than ever before. However, this wealth of resources can make finding accurate ...
Jul 28, 2015
New eye-tracker method shows 'preferred retinal location' in both eyes
Eyes with central vision loss adapt by developing a new fixation point in a different part of the retina, called the preferred retinal location (PRL). Now for the first time, a new method makes it possible to identify PRLs ...
Jul 28, 2015
Neurology researchers evaluate evidence base for tests for clinical cognitive assessment
Recommendations for improving clinical cognitive testing were reported by the American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) Behavioral Neurology Section (BNS) Group, led by Kirk R. Daffner, MD, of Boston, Mass. The Group focused ...
Jul 28, 2015
Cancer healthcare disparities exist in the LGBTQ community, researchers say
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community is a growing and medically-underserved minority population in the United States, with 3 to 12 percent of the population estimated to ...
Jul 28, 2015
