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84 Million People Were Uninsured
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[26/04/2013] Eighty-four million people ― nearly half of all working-age adults in the United States ―went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to their income they were considered underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey. 84 Million People Were Uninsured - Read more
Air Pollution Linked to Hardening of the Arteries
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[26/04/2013] Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," according to a University of Michigan public health researcher and colleagues from across the United States. Air Pollution Linked to Hardening of the Arteries - Read more
Very Little Time at Patient Bedside
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[24/04/2013] Medical interns spend just 12 percent of their time examining and talking with patients, and more than 40 percent of their time behind a computer, according to a new Johns Hopkins study. Very Little Time at Patient Bedside - Read more
Telescope for Macular Degeneration
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[23/04/2013] Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient's eye to treat macular degeneration – the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Telescope for Macular Degeneration - Read more
New Drug Combination Therapy Developed
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[19/04/2013] A new, pre-clinical study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center suggests that a novel drug combination could lead to profound leukemia cell death by disrupting the function of two major pro-survival proteins. New Drug Combination Therapy Developed - Read more
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