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When A Patient Says 'Everything's Fine,' A Doctor Should Be Wary

Feb 15, 2015
The retired cop was an easy patient, who took his medicine without complaint. After an operation, the man went into a mental tailspin that his doctor realized had been in the making for years.
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A survival wall is set up at the treatment center with the patients painting their hands and writing their initials on them as they leave. A small triumph.

The Ebola Diaries: Trying To Heal Patients You Can't Touch

Feb 12, 2015
Starting in October, an American doctor wrote almost every day, for six weeks, while she treated Ebola patients. Her eloquent writings offer a deeper look into a world we've had only glimpses of.
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Last year Dr. Kwan Kew Lai volunteered at an Ebola treatment center run by International Medical Corps in Bong County, Liberia.

Sneak Peek At The Ebola Diaries: A Doctor Opens Her Heart, Journal

Feb 11, 2015
For six weeks, an American doctor blogged almost every day while volunteering at an Ebola treatment center. Her writings offer a rare look into a world we've only gotten glimpses of.
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To Get Parents To Vaccinate Their Kids, Don't Ask. Just Tell

Feb 10, 2015
The way a pediatrician talks with nervous parents about vaccines may determine whether the child gets immunized or not, a study suggests. Asking "What do you want to do about shots?" doesn't work.
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Malpractice Changes In Massachusetts Offer Injured Patients New Options

Jan 20, 2015
Hospitals in the state are among the leaders in developing alternatives to medical liability litigation. A recently enacted law helps consumers who want to challenge hospitals and doctors.
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Bret Parker went skydiving in 2013 to raise money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Parker participated in a study earlier this year about whether a wearable tracker could effectively measure the severity of tremors caused by Parkinson's.

Sure You Can Track Your Health Data, But Can Your Doctor Use It?

Jan 19, 2015
People use wearable gadgets and phone apps to monitor their health — everything from calories consumed to medication taken. But all that data doesn't necessarily translate into better health care.
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Dr. Leana Wen became Baltimore's health commissioner on Thursday.

Why I Left The ER To Run Baltimore's Health Department

Jan 15, 2015
Dr. Leana Wen decided to leave frontline medical care to tend to the city of Baltimore's health needs. Geography and circumstance shouldn't determine someone's health destiny, she says.
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Visitors check out wireless blood pressure monitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Los Angeles.

Imagining A Future When The Doctor's Office Is In Your Home

Jan 14, 2015
You can now monitor your heart rhythm with your cellphone. Dr. Eric Topol imagines a day when patients will be doing a lot more of their own medical testing, with doctors as advisers.
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UMC and Biotronik

Apr 15, 2011
A small company called Biotronik provides 95% of all pacemakers to UMC.  So why does Biotronik hold the market on pacemakers, when the company only reaches 5% of the market nationally?  Investigators claim the company hired UMC doctors as consultants, paying them $5,000 fees per month.
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Medicaid Cuts

Mar 30, 2011

Hiding in plain sight in Gov. Sandoval's budget are cuts to the Medicaid program. The federal government pays more than 50 percent of all Medicaid costs but the state must meet the rest. Some of Gov. Sandoval's cuts threaten federal funding and medical providers all say they are losing money on Medicaid patients. We look at the crisis in Nevada and what other states are doing to solve the problem.

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Dr. Robin Titus on Bartering Chickens

Apr 30, 2010
How many chickens does it take to pay for a cardiogram? Republican Senate candidate Sue Lowden has become the butt of many jokes for her suggestion that patients should barter chickens for health care. But one Nevada doctor says bartering isn't such a far-fetched idea, and tells us why it works for her.
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