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Telestroke Networks: Cost-effective for Hospitals, Good for Patients

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Photo: Patient in hospital [18/12/2012] Telestroke networks that enable the remote and rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke can improve the bottom line of patients and hospitals, researchers report.Telestroke Networks: Cost-effective for Hospitals, Good for Patients - Read more

USA: Increase of Health Insurance Premiums

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Photo: Dollars and stethoscope [18/12/2012] According to a new Commonwealth Fund report, average premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance plans in the United States rose 62 percent between 2003 and 2011. Health insurance costs rose far faster than incomes in all states.USA: Increase of Health Insurance Premiums - Read more

Age: Longevity Increases Not Benefitting Everybody

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Photo: Elderly people [17/12/2012] Global lifespans have risen dramatically in the past 40 years, but the increased life expectancy is not benefitting everybody equally, say University of Toronto researchers. In particular, adult males from low- and middle-income countries are losing ground.Age: Longevity Increases Not Benefitting Everybody - Read more

Report: Massive Shifts in the World Health Landscape

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Photo: World Health [14/12/2012] Globally, health advances present most people with a devastating irony: avoid premature death but live longer and sicker. That is one of the main findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010).Report: Massive Shifts in the World Health Landscape - Read more

Healthcare: Europe Should Implement Personalized Medicine

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Photo: Pills and European flag [12/12/2012] A new report by the The European Science Foundation’s (ESF) membership organization, the European Medical Research Councils (EMRC), sets out key recommendations for the introduction and implementation of personalized medicine into healthcare.Healthcare: Europe Should Implement Personalized Medicine - Read more

 
 
 
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