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Screening criteria for diabetes and pre-diabetes
Thirteen percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, including 9 million people over 65, and 38...
Online pharmacies can save you money
Today, millions of people in the United States struggle to pay for their prescriptions. Many end up...
More proof aspirin helps prevent heart attacks and stroke
More people use aspirin than any other medicine. It relieves fever, pain, swelling, and keeps...
Should you care whether doctors take money from pharmaceutical...
A recent Pro Publica report finds that doctors at for-profit and southern hospitals are more likely...
Millions of Americans spend billions on alternative treatments...
There’s endless talk about the $2.8 trillion dollars Americans spend each year on health...
Medical device to remove fibroids causes cancer to spread
About half of all women have uterine fibroids. Some need them removed. A story in Boston Magazine...
No proof annual pelvic exam offers benefits
Most women get annual pelvic exams–60 million in 2010–but it might be time to stop...
Can you see clearly now?
Medicare does not cover vision care, and most studies of people with chronic conditions overlook...
Health information you can trust
A recent Altarum Institute study underscores the difficulties of finding health information you...