GDP: Health Services Make Up 39 Percent of Growth
This post was originally published on this siteToday’s advance release of Q4 GDP showed the production of goods actually shrank in the fourth quarter. As…
January 2016
Well: Are You at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections?
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto Credit Getty Images What Is Your S.T.I. Risk? A quick quiz from researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical…
Well: The Weekly Health Quiz: Zika, Back Pain and Knitting
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto Geovane Silva holding his son, Gustavo Henrique, who has microcephaly, at a hospital in Recife on Tuesday.Credit…
Well: Ask Well: Sleep and Colds
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto Credit iStock Do you have a health question? Submit your question to Ask Well. Related: Ask Well:…
Well: Patients, and Doctors, Aren’t Dying at Home
This post was originally published on this site The daughter of one of my long-time patients recently pulled me aside to ask, uncomfortably, “What do…
Obamacare’s Cost per Beneficiary Explodes with Shrinking Enrollment
This post was originally published on this siteThe Congressional Budget Office’s latest budget estimate shows Obamacare’s costs per beneficiary have exploded, as enrolment in Obamacare’s…
Enduring Effects of Trauma in Newtown and Beyond
This post was originally published on this siteBy JOAN COOK and MARJORIE S. ROSENTHAL [embedded content] This month’s Sundance Film Festival, a 10-day salute to…
Well: Doctors Who Get Sued Are Likely to Get Sued Again
This post was originally published on this site Photo One percent of all doctors account for 32 percent of all paid malpractice claims, and the…
Well: Irregular Heartbeats? Coffee May Not Be So Bad for You
This post was originally published on this site Photo Credit Ko Sasaki for The New York Times People with irregular heartbeats are often advised to…
Colonel “Bernie” Sanders Half-Baked Recipe for Health Care
This post was originally published on this sitePresidential candidate, Bernie Sanders rolled out his proposal for a single-payer Medicare-for-All health system, similar to what’s found…