Across the United States, life-saving or medically necessary drugs are running low — or running out — endangering care and increasing the odds of medication mistakes for a broad swath of patients.
When vital drugs run out, patients pay the price
Posted in Health by healthnutter 577 days agoWhat do hospitals charge? Costs confound patients
Posted in Health by healthnutter 697 days ago
Consumers — especially the uninsured — face many difficulties when they try to shop for the best price for hospital services.
Motherhood Hall of, er, Shame?
Posted in Homes by diyguy 751 days ago
Lil Wayne Speaks On Child Support, Rumors, Respecting Women & More in OzoneLil Wayne granted Julia Beverly of Ozone Magazine one of his last interviews before heading to Rikers for their upcoming Annual Sex Issue. Inside, he talks about his baby mama …Read more on Necole BitchieMotherhood Hall of, er, Shame?Readers share tales of the moments that will keep them out of the Motherhood Hall of Fame.Read more on Contra Costa TimesPost from: Whole House Water FiltersMotherhood Hall of, er, Shame?
Insurer revoked HIV patients’ coverage
Posted in Health by healthnutter 800 days ago
Fortis, now known as Assurant Health, targeted policyholders with HIV, revoking their insurance shortly after diagnosis. The insurance company was ordered to pay $10 million.
Health threats scare patients straight — briefly
Posted in Health by healthnutter 817 days ago
Patients often vow to change their ways, eat better and exercise more after a wake-up call such as a dangerously high blood pressure reading, but what's the true shelf-life of a health scare? Not as long as you might think.
1 in 4 hospitalized swine flu patients put in ICU
Posted in Health by healthnutter 960 days ago
A new government study shows that one quarter of Americans who were sick enough to be hospitalized with swine flu last spring wound up needing intensive care, and 7 percent of them died.
Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Posted in Sports by sudhi01 978 days ago
I found this blog about how to file a Mesothelioma Lawsuit with info about symptoms, treatment, and diagnosis.
Cost of surgery? Secret prices confound patients
Posted in Health by healthnutter 980 days ago
Flower shop owner Bob Hausheer would like to know why he can't walk into a doctor's office and see a list of prices. The 45 year old recently had surgery but until he got the bill, he had no idea what it would cost him.
Laceration? Avoid the ER and Call a Cosmetic Surgeon
Posted in Beauty by healthnutter 1030 days ago
Going to a crowded, chaotic emergency room when you’re bleeding or sick is not fun. Hospital emergency rooms are sometimes under-staffed, and the staff they do have is usually exhausted from being overworked. Emergency room physicians are notorious for working more than 24 hours at a time, with maybe only a couple of hours of [...]Post from: Liposuction Average CostLaceration? Avoid the ER and Call a Cosmetic Surgeon
Stressed, broke smokers struggle with habit
Posted in Health by healthnutter 1061 days ago
This year, smokers have been hit with the double-whammy of the economic downturn and an increased federal tax.
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