Articles filed under Health
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Being uninsured in America will cost you moreDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Being uninsured in America will cost you more in 2015. It's the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had hea...
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Hospice: Are we prolonging life or prolonging death?Dec 28, 2014 6:00 am - The doctor floated through the intensive care unit, white lab coat flapping, moving from room to room, scanning one chart and then another, often frowning. Unlike TV dra...
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Ruling opens door for cruise malpractice lawsuitsDec 28, 2014 5:42 am - MIAMI - Pasquale Vaglio, a retired New York City policeman and Korean War veteran, was on the cruise of a lifetime with 18 family members in the summer of 2011 aboard Ro...
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Glow from iPads disrupts sleep, study findsDec 27, 2014 6:31 am - WASHINGTON -- Basking in the blue glow of tablets, smartphones and other electronic devices before bedtime could be messing up our sleep patterns more profoundly than we...
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Arlington Hts. family pays back kindness at Northwest Community HospitalDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - When Tim Brigham and his wife Melissa wound up at Northwest Community Hospital with their 2-year-old son Dominick in October, they weren't prepared for how emotional it ...
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Annual health survey keeps Indiana at 41st in U.S.Dec 23, 2014 12:01 am - MUNSTER, Ind. - An annual survey of U.S. health rankings puts Indiana at 41st in the nation for the third straight year. Although United Health Foundation's new rankings...
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Purdue gets $1.6M to create virtual patientsDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help medical, nursing and pharmacy students learn ho...
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Express Scripts turns to AbbVie in huge hepatitis C dealDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - The nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager is throwing its weight into a fight over the high cost of treating hepatitis C, saying it will cover a drug from AbbVie wh...
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Emergency Nurses Association names directorDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - DES PLAINES - The Emergency Nurses Association has named Linda L. Morris, Ph.D., APN, CCNS, FCCM, as Director of ENA's Institute of Emergency Nursing Education. Morris ...
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3 tips to help use remaining health account fundsDec 21, 2014 6:21 am - Sunscreen may not top many shopping lists this time of year, but stocking up now can keep you from wasting money. December is the final month for many people with emplo...