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Doctor Writes His Own Prescription For Stroke Care
By Richard Knox Eighty-three-year-old Seymour Kummer knows a thing or two about stroke. He's seen a bunch in his years as a family doctor in Rockville, Connecticut. Dr. Seymour Kummer wrote his own prescription for t-PA. (Courtesy of Dr. Kummer) He...
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Fri, Dec 11 2009 9:46 AM
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While Senators Speechify, We Answer More Listener Questions
Settle in for a long weekend of health care debate, folks. As promised, the Senate will keep turning health care on the legislative spit. Friday afternoon was just a tune up, with jawboning and a few votes on topics like long-term care and Medicare cuts...
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Fri, Dec 04 2009 3:01 PM
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Heart Devices Often Approved On Weak Evidence
By Scott Hensley When the doctor says it's time to put some gee-whiz device inside your body to fix your heart or clear an artery, you want to know that gizmo has been tested well. Are pacemakers and other devices tested thoroughly enough? (Wikimedia...
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Tue, Dec 29 2009 1:35 PM
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Swine Flu Pandemic Eases But Hasn't Disappeared
By Scott Hensley Even as cases of swine flu are on the wane, the World Health Organization says it's too soon to say humans have won the fight over the virus. WHO's Dr. Margaret Chan (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images) "I think we must remain...
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Tue, Dec 29 2009 6:08 AM
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A Republican's Guide To Slowing The Senate Health Debate
By Julie Rovner Republicans aren't filibustering to block the Senate health overhaul bill just yet, or so they say. But when it comes to slowing things down, well, Budget Committee ranking member Judd Gregg of New Hampshire put together a handy how...
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Thu, Dec 03 2009 9:05 AM
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Sleigh Bells Ring For Senate On Health Bill
By Julie Rovner After one of the nastiest debates in recent memory, Senators duking it out over a health care bill have finally agreed on one thing. Voting on final passage of the huge health overhaul bill on Christmas Eve makes absolutely no sense. So...
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Tue, Dec 22 2009 3:44 PM
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Senate Hits 51 Votes in 15 Minutes On Health Care Bill
By Scott Hensley After more than three weeks of rancorous debate and a series of hard-fought procedural victories, Senate Democrats secured the votes needed to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system Thursday. The achievement brought...
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Thu, Dec 24 2009 4:16 AM
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Reactions To Senate Health Overhaul Vote Pour In
By Scott Hensley Almost everyone except us seems to be in a rush to get out of Washington in the wake of the Senate's 60-39 passage of the Democrats' health bill. No basking in the glow, even for the president, who's heading to Hawaii for...
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Thu, Dec 24 2009 8:15 AM
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We Want A Lego MRI For Christmas
By Scott Hensley Admit it. You still love Lego. You may not be the only one way past childhood to retain a fondness for those colorful plastic bricks. But do you also have easy access to a CT scanner? And do you like to build medical equipment with your...
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Thu, Dec 24 2009 9:25 AM
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What To Expect In First 6 Months Of Overhaul
By Kate Steadman As the Senate inches closer to passing its health overhaul bill, some are pointing out that many changes, including a requirement that most Americans get insurance, won't kick in until 2014. If health overhaul legislation passes,...
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Tue, Dec 22 2009 1:07 PM
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Your Kid's Brain On Santa Claus
By Maggie Mertens Spoiler Alert: We're not sure how many 5-year-olds are fans of Shots, but if you're impatiently waiting for a jolly old man dressed in red to drop off your Christmas presents, please stop reading now. Shh...Santa's not real...
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Tue, Dec 22 2009 12:12 PM
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As Seen On TV, Food Kids Shouldn't Be Eating
By Maggie Mertens Fewer than one percent of television commercials for food aimed at kids are for the type of food healthy enough that they should eat it every day, according to a study out this week. What is he picking up about food? (iStockphoto.com...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 11:30 AM
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Sock Puppet Lieberman Wants A Pony For Health Vote
By Scott Hensley Don't read our posting of this video from MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy group, as an endorsement of anything but humor. Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman grabbed the spotlight early in the week by saying he couldn't vote for a health...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 8:58 AM
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CDC Finds About 1 Percent Of Kids Have Autism
By Jon Hamilton Figures just out from the U.S. government suggest there's been an explosion in autism cases in the past few years. (iStockphoto.com) Or not. It all depends who you ask. The numbers themselves aren't in dispute. They come from the...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 1:04 PM
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FDA Finds More CT Radiation Overdoses At Hospitals
By Maggie Mertens Since it was revealed back in October that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles slipped up when it came to radiation doses during hundreds of CT scans, the Food and Drug Administration has found the overdoses are more widespread...
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Mon, Dec 07 2009 12:38 PM
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