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Epidemic of diabetes in New York High numbers of New York’s poorest residents are seeking treatment for medical complications arising from diabetes, according to data compiled and released by the United Hospital Fund. As with other chronic illnesses, it is … Continue reading →

By JANE E. BRODY (original article) OCTOBER 20, 2014 Within a week of my grandsons’ first year in high school, getting enough sleep had already become an issue. Their concerned mother questioned whether lights out at midnight or 1 a.m. and awakening at … Continue reading →

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR (original article) OCTOBER 20, 2014 A genetic variant that is particularly common in some Hispanic women with indigenous American ancestry appears to drastically lower the risk of breast cancer, a new study found. About one in five … Continue reading →

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.  (original article) OCTOBER 20, 2014 Federal officials announced new guidelines on Monday evening for the protection of hospital workers caring for patients infected with Ebola — guidelines that might have prevented the infection of two … Continue reading →

      Dear Friend of LLS, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) won’t rest until we find permanent cures for blood cancers. And to fortify that goal, LLS partners with both pharmaceutical and research organizations to fund promising studies … Continue reading →

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina inmate with mental illness who died of thirst was held in solitary confinement for 35 days and cited twice for flooding his cell, according to prison records. Inmate Michael Anthony Kerr was found … Continue reading →

By CHARLES ORNSTEIN SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 From NYTimes.com Health insurance companies are no longer allowed to turn away patients because of their pre-existing conditions or charge them more because of those conditions. But some health policy experts say insurers may be doing … Continue reading →

CreditRoman Muradov  From NYTimes.com Most news coverage of the new Kaiser Family Foundation annual survey on employer-sponsored health plans has focused on the fact that growth in premiums in 2013 was as low as it has ever been in the … Continue reading →

McBaine, a cancer detection dog. PENN VET WORKING DOG CENTER By JOSHUA A. KRISCH SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 PHILADELPHIA — McBaine, a bouncy black and white springer spaniel, perks up and begins his hunt at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center. His nose skims … Continue reading →

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE AUG. 10, 2014 SPARTA, N.J. — When Gail Morris came home late one night after taking her daughter to college, she saw her teenage son, Alex, asleep on the sofa in the family room. Nothing seemed amiss. An … Continue reading →