A controversy is brewing over Medicare coverage of prosthetic feet and legs. Medicare's billing contractors have proposed closer medical supervision of technicians who sell and fit artificial limbs, as well as tighter rules for patients in order to qualify for…
Workplace rage may have driven a former Virginia TV reporter to shot and kill a cameraman and another TV reporter and injure the interviewee on early Wednesday, Aug 26.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology are issuing a consensus statement saying that chidlren at high risk for peanut allergies be given foods with peanuts before age 1.
There are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia worldwide, up from 35 million people with the condition in 2009. The current cost for caring for people with dementia is about $818 billion.
Previous studies showed evidence that aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could help protect against colorectal cancer, but a Danish study is the first to show what dose of aspirin is best and how long it needs to be taken to achie…
Many Ebola survivors are suffering lasting health problems. Global and local health officials are trying to find out how widespread the after effects are, and how to treat them.
About 19% of diagnosed cancers are occurring in people who already had and survived a different type of cancer. These “second cancers” are a different site or tissue type than the first cancer. Since the 1970s, about 9% of all cancers were second cancers; …
