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For Immediate Release (original article) March 18, 2013 Contact: Robert Zirkelbach 202-778-8493 Data Shines a Spotlight on Hospital Price Trends for Specific Procedures and in States and Metropolitan Areas Washington, D.C. – A new study published in the March issue … Continue reading →

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR (original article) THE FACTS Old prescription habits apparently die hard. Studies have suggested that most doctors say they would prescribe an antibiotic if a child with sinus symptoms also had green nasal discharge. The habit stems from … Continue reading →

by Barry Meier (original article) An internal analysis conducted by Johnson & Johnson in 2011 not long after it recalled a troubled hip implant estimated that the all-metal device would fail within five years in nearly 40 percent of patients … Continue reading →

by Robert Pear (original article) WASHINGTON — Millions of low-income people could be required to pay more for health care under a proposed federal policy that would give states more freedom to impose co-payments and other charges on Medicaid patients. … Continue reading →

The AARP has come through with a fantastic tool to help you take control of your own health and well being.  The AARP Health Encyclopedia gives an easy to navigate library of information in regards to specific conditions, symptoms, and medical … Continue reading →

(Concussion Recognition & Response App) Community Wellness Centers of America, LLC, has taken the lead to integrate safety technology into several Rochdale Village Sports Programs by giving away free “Smart Phone Concussion Protocol Applications.” This technology allows the user to follow a protocol … Continue reading →

Asad Zaman, M.D., is a member of the board of directors of Advocate South Suburban Physician Partners and the immediate past chair of the department of medicine at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, Ill. He is also the medical director … Continue reading →

Obama’s in the Oval Office but the black bourgeoisie is foundering, including the author On the night of Barack Obama’s election, I was reporting in the crowd of Chicago’s Grant Park, and like many Americans felt hopeful that our country … Continue reading →

States must expand Medicaid all the way if they want to receive full Obamacare funding, federal officials said Monday. The health care reform law enacted in 2010 calls for Medicaid to be offered to anyone who earns up to 133 … Continue reading →

(CNN) – The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) released a report of state high school graduation rates, which for the first time includes apples-to-apples comparisons among most states. Each state used to determine its own graduation rate; now states are … Continue reading →