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NewsRacial treatment disparities persist at VA
Although the Veterans Affairs healthcare system has improved since it was overhauled in the 1990s, a new study concludes treatment disparities between white and black patients still persist, reports Read more...
Study: Heart health has decreased in recent years
Over past decades, rates of obesity, diabetes and hypertension among Americans had been falling, but that's not the case any more, it seems. Heart health in the U.S. has taken a turn for the worse in Read more...
AL charges state employees fees for health problems
The Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board has announced that it will go forward with a plan requiring state employees who are obese or have other health problems to make progress on those issues Read more...
Study: More than half of insureds on chronic-care meds
A new study suggests that for the first time, more than half of insured Americans are regularly taking prescriptions for chronic health problems. The most popular drugs include those used to lower Read more...
| Press ReleasesFlagstaff Medical Center to Use Smart Phones to Extend Care for Heart PatientsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) has enrolled its first patient into a ground breaking new program, Care Beyond Walls and Wires, an initiative that will Read more >> Stamford Hospital Launches New Blood Pressure Remote Monitoring Program for EmployeesSystem Designed to Improve the Health of Employees and their Families with High Blood Pressure and Reduce Costs to the Hospital STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Stamford Hospital has launched a new Read more >> Research and Markets: The Saudi Government Allocats Funds of Approximately SAR 68.7 Billion for 2011, Representing a Y-O-YDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/506c1c/opportunities_in_t) has announced the addition of the "Opportunities in the Saudi Arabian Healthcare Read more >> CJPS Medical Systems Launches Breakthrough Portable Vital Signs MonitorAUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CJPS Medical Systems announces that it is releasing the smallest, most featured, lowest cost, portable multi-parameter vital signs monitor on the market. In Read more >> HealthPartners personalizing medicine for diabetes patientsDiabetes Wizard supports primary care physicians, ensures patients get latest care options MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patients with diabetes and their physicians will soon have access to a new Read more >> |
