"The leading professional organization dedicated to radiation oncology has called for enhanced safety measures in administering medical radiation," The New York Times reports.
(Daily Report) Feb 05, 2010
News outlets report on health care developments in Virginia, Washington DC, California, Iowa, Maryland, Maine and Michigan.
(Daily Report) Feb 04, 2010
A clinic closure in Atlanta has patients and clinic officials struggling to find new providers that will treat patients who need dialysis, The Associated Press reports.
(Daily Report) Feb 04, 2010
Report in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that five patients thought to be in vegetative state showed brain activity indicating awareness and one appeared to answer simple yes and no questions.
(Daily Report) Feb 04, 2010
VA hospitals are taking steps to upgrade the quality of care for the growing number of female veterans.
(Daily Report) Feb 04, 2010
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of today's opinions and editorials.
(Daily Report) Feb 03, 2010
Many hospitals suffer from the effects of the struggling economy. Meanwhile, community health center increasingly provide more care and help fill in health care gaps.
(Daily Report) Feb 03, 2010
The Seattle Times probes Washington's practice of relocating Medicaid patients from nursing homes to adult family homes, which saves millions of dollars but frequently results in sub-standard care for the sickest and poorest residents.
(Daily Report) Feb 02, 2010
Some clinics and insurers are setting up local programs that use facets of now stalled health care overhaul to control costs and provide better care for patients.
(Daily Report) Feb 02, 2010
Recently diagnosed with breast cancer and no longer covered by her school's health insurance, Erica Rex married and moved to England in order to get the care she needed.
(Daily Report) Feb 01, 2010