MRI, which is not routinely administered to these patients, can find additional cancerous areas in the breast that previously evaded detection, discover cancer in the opposite breast that standard imaging tests such as mammography and ultrasound missed, or determine a tumor is actually larger tha…
Researchers implant embryonic cells into damaged hearts and prevent life-threatening heart arrhythmias.
These health insurance plan changes are designed to provide Kaiser Permanente California clients with better health insurance coverage options that suit their lifestyles and needs.
Health care proposal by Barack Obama likely would leave millions of U.S. residents without health insurance.
Dallas Morning News examined how politics, poverty and undocumented immigrants intersect in Texas to make health care a thornier issue than in most states.
Nancy Pelosi has given congressional negotiators until the end of this week to reach an agreement on legislation that would reauthorize and expand SCHIP.
White House advisers would recommend a veto of any Medicare legislation that includes cuts to Medicare Advantage plans or changes to the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
UnitedHealth, Humana have bet heavily on the federal Medicare program as sales slump in the private-sector parts of their business.
Report provides estimates of investment in HIV vaccine and microbicide research and development from 2000 to 2006.
Newsweek comments seven experts from Harvard University on specific problems with US health care system and recommendations to address the issues.