Health

Harmful effects of e-cigarettes

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) was commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Care Services (HOD) to assess whether the use of e-cigarettes containing nicotine can be harmful to health. The report is based ...

Overweight & Obesity

Overweight adults back weight-loss health benefits

(HealthDay)—Most overweight adults feel that specific weight-loss benefits offered by health plans would be helpful, but few are willing to pay extra for them, according to a study published online April 9 in the American ...

Other

Tenet Healthcare to pay $1.4M to settle cardiac lawsuit

Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its Southern California hospital Desert Regional Medical Center will pay $1.41 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly charged Medicare for implanting unnecessary cardiac monitors ...

Addiction

Effective medications for opioid use disorder rarely used

Most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine by lead author Ashley Leech, Ph.D., ...

Health

Curtain rises Wednesday on 'Obamacare'

(HealthDay)—It survived a U.S. Supreme Court challenge, multiple repeal attempts, delays of key provisions and a disastrous rollout, and now the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," marks a major milestone.

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