Posts Tagged ‘study’
How New Technology Drives Up Health Costs
Heart devices known as drug-eluting stents have added as much as $1.57 billion to U.S. health costs since their introduction in 2003, U.S. researchers said on Monday. The study offers an illustration of how new technology can drive ... Read the rest of this entry »
Study: Popular Alzheimer's Drug Ineffective for Mild Cases …
A drug widely used to treat mild Alzheimer's disease appears to provide no benefit to this group of early-stage patients, according to a new study. Read the rest of this entry »
9 Million Laid-Off Americans Lost Health Insurance In Last Two …
WASHINGTON -- During the last two years, 57 percent of Americans who lost a job that provided them health insurance -- nearly 9 million people -- could not afford to regain coverage, according to a new study published by the ... Read the rest of this entry »
Obesity Discrimination Worsens Health | Psych Central News
While researchers have known that obese individuals are at risk for a variety of medical conditions, a new study suggests the discrimination that obese people. Read the rest of this entry »
Lawmakers Reap Cash From Health-Related Groups
While it is well-known that health -care and health -insurance providers and companies donated heavily while the bill was being drafted, a new study of campaign spending makes clear that the health -care and health -insurance industries ... Read the rest of this entry »
Health Care Is High on Search Lists – NYTimes.com
The latest Pew study shows many people are trying to learn about medical diseases that involve pain. Read the rest of this entry »
Prospects for Private Health Insurance – NYTimes.com
A new study suggests that employer-based coverage will survive. Read the rest of this entry »
State Autism Health Insurance Laws Should Be a Part of a National …
At the request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is undertaking a study on “essential health benefits” – the benefits that must be provided by insurance purchased through the competitive ... Read the rest of this entry »
Google Initiative Creates Important New Online Health Resources …
The Generations Online 2010 study suggested that one of the top uses of the internet, regardless of your age group, is to search for health information. This. Read the rest of this entry »
Hunting the missing health link | Harvard Gazette
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital are launching a study of 100000 patients to determine the link among genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors in causing disease. Read the rest of this entry »