Medicare is expanding a program to make sure some older adults use the right drugs and take them correctly to prevent harmful side effects or interactions.
(Daily Report) Mar 23, 2010
Last year about $184 million in prescription drugs were stolen in the U.S. Theives generally hit cargo in trucks or containers, although warehouses are sometimes targeted.
(Daily Report) Mar 18, 2010
New drugs, surgery options and radiation advances have driven spending to fight cancer from $27 billion in 1990 to $90 billion in 2008, study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds.
(Daily Report) Mar 17, 2010
Some reports suggest that heart defibrillators implanted in a patient's chest may disrupt a quiet death.
(Daily Report) Mar 16, 2010
Efforts are underway to improve hospital quality and cut down on medical errors.
(Daily Report) Mar 16, 2010
A sampling of opinions and editorials from around the country.
(Daily Report) Mar 12, 2010
Specialist nurses last year were paid higher average salaries than primary care doctors, while Kentucky considers a bill that would give Nurse Practitioners more autonomy.
(Daily Report) Mar 12, 2010
Experts say doctors often overtest and overtreat patients, and that doesn't necessarily mean better care.
(Daily Report) Mar 12, 2010
A recent study raises questions about the frequent use of heart angiograms, which show no disease in almost 40 percent of patients.
(Daily Report) Mar 11, 2010
Long term care hospitals and nursing homes are being scrutinized as a Senate panel announces plans to investigate deaths at long term facilities and a Chicago nursing home receives a deadline to close.
(Daily Report) Mar 09, 2010