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A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It

[Republished with Permission from KFF Health News. Author Angela Hart] LOS ANGELES — They distribute GPS devices so they can…

1 year ago

StuffThatWorks and The Marfan Foundation to Engage in Pilot Program

joint efforts will form best practices for non-profit health organizations to leverage patient self-reporting with the goal of advancing science,…

1 year ago

Cancer Epidemic? Study Reveals Alarming Link to Daily Habits (and How to Break Free)

Nearly half of all cancer cases and deaths in adults over 30 are linked to preventable causes.

1 year ago

Is My Drink Plotting My Downfall? Xylitol Explained

scary headlines proclaiming that the sweetener xylitol — in the gum that I am chewing as I write — is…

1 year ago

Mind the gap: Why diagnostic disparities damage women’s health

Women’s health has long lagged behind men’s health in medical research, understanding, and innovation.

1 year ago

If Gambling Is a Damaging Addiction, States Should Cease Lotteries

States run lotteries, offering winners multimillions, and then turning around and offering gambling rehab programs is a contradictory process.

1 year ago

Your Next Mammogram Could Be a Game Changer: AI Sees What We Miss

A new study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), suggests artificial intelligence (AI) could…

1 year ago

A Cycling Accident Saved My Life

This is the story of how Lisa Heathman turned medical lemons into “pink lemonade” and how she continues to navigate…

1 year ago

A Father Lost, A Question Lingers: Rethinking Stroke Treatment

Anticoagulation shows no benefit in preventing a second stroke.

1 year ago

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