Health
Benefits available to those exposed to 9/11 toxins
(AP)—New York officials are reaching out to people who may have been physically affected by the 9/11 attacks to tell them they may still be eligible for health benefits.
Jun 24, 2013
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Page 12 - News tagged with claims
Health
Old but not wise? Our growing anti-ageing industry
Growing old is generally viewed in negative terms in our society. And our individualistic and consumerist approach to health care leads us to believe that it's within our power to alter the "biological clock"—if we are ...
May 3, 2013
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Health
'Catastrophic' malpractice payouts add little to health care's rising costs
Efforts to lower health care costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, headline-grabbing and "frivolous" payouts are ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Surgery
UK experts: Cosmetic surgery needs tighter rules
A group of independent experts has slammed Britain's cosmetic surgery industry for not protecting patients adequately and is calling for stricter controls in the aftermath of a breast implant scandal in Europe last year that ...
Apr 23, 2013
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Health
Study reveals alcohol industry tactics to influence alcohol policy reform in Scotland
including supermarkets, drinks companies, and trade associations – distorted international evidence on effective alcohol control measures in an attempt to influence the Scottish Government's public health policy to its ...
Apr 23, 2013
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Health
Diagnostic errors more common, costly and harmful than treatment mistakes
In reviewing 25 years of U.S. malpractice claim payouts, Johns Hopkins researchers found that diagnostic errors—not surgical mistakes or medication overdoses—accounted for the largest fraction of claims, the most severe ...
Apr 22, 2013
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Health
Study: Health overhaul to raise claims cost 32 pct
(AP)—The nation's leading group of financial risk analysts says medical claims costs—the biggest driver of insurance premiums—will jump an average 32 percent for individual policies under President Barack Obama's health ...
Mar 26, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stroke risk in elderly treated with antipsychotics is newly linked to specific drug actions
Antipsychotic administration in the elderly is associated with an increased risk for cerebrovascular accident, more commonly known as stroke; a new study published in Biological Psychiatry provides additional insight into ...
Mar 11, 2013
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Health
Looming malpractice: Waiting for claims resolution takes up more than ten per cent of the average medical career
The average physician can expect to spend nearly 11 per cent of his or her career with a malpractice claim waiting to be resolved. Some specialists will spend nearly a third of their careers with open claims.
Jan 7, 2013
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Medications
US agency accuses L'Oreal of misleading marketing
US regulators accused French cosmetics giant L'Oreal of misleading claims in marketing its Lancome line of anti-aging products, according to a letter released Tuesday.
Sep 12, 2012
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