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From NYTimes.com Paula Span Gerald J. Hladik was 74 when the day long anticipated by his doctors arrived: His kidneys, damaged years earlier by a viral infection, had lost 85 percent of their function. Time to begin dialysis. But from … Continue reading →

CLEVELAND CLINIC Given the desperate need for primary care docs as health care access expands under the Affordable Care Act and the horde of aging baby boomers requires more hands-on care, a lesser-known form of medical education is taking root … Continue reading →

From Forbes.com The country is in a state of health care denial. Politicians, pundits and executives proudly declare America’s medical care is the best in the world. But it isn’t. The U.S. lags behind other industrialized nations in many important … Continue reading →

By DENISE GRADYFEB. 11, 2015   taken from NYTimes.com However bad you thought smoking was, it’s even worse. A new study adds at least five diseases and 60,000 deaths a year to the toll taken by tobacco in the United … Continue reading →

Meet the new health and medical search in Knowledge Graph. From readwrite.com ADRIANA LEE Google has now made it easier for armchair physicians to find things to freak out about. The tech giant just announced the inclusion of medical information … Continue reading →

Health supplements on display at Walgreens in Times Square in Manhattan. YANA PASKOVA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES By ANAHAD O’CONNOR for NYTimes.com FEBRUARY 3, 2015 The New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers on Monday of selling fraudulent … Continue reading →

Eugene Levich, who is moving from New York to Delray Beach, Fla., where he has wintered, worries about leaving his doctors. By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL for NYTimes.com JANUARY 31, 2015 Like many retirees, one couple from upstate New York visit doctors … Continue reading →

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 →