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Race, insurance status affect access to transplantation and kidney disease treatment
Universal access to health care might help to overcome racial and ethnic barriers to treatment for kidney disease, suggest two studies in the March 2008 issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. view more (2008-02-28)
Extra medicare charges for the rich a slippery slope, expert says
A growing trend toward higher Medicare premiums for the richest Americans could ultimately creep into the retirement income of less-wealthy seniors, a University of Illinois expert on federal health insurance warns. view more (2009-03-10)
Bilateral cochlear implants: A case when 2 are definitely superior to 1
A study of cochlear implant patients seen by Indiana University School of Medicine physicians is the first research to show evidence that cochlear implants in both ears significantly improves quality of life in patients with profound hearing loss and that the cost of the second implant is offset by its benefits. view more (2008-05-30)
Assuring the supply of vaccines
The recent shortage of flu vaccine, which eventually became a surplus, points to problems with vaccine financing and production. Various solutions to these problems have been proposed, but there has been no consensus on the path to take. view more (2005-06-21)
The cost of improving dialysis care
Improving survival among dialysis patients may increase treatment costs significantly, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA. view more (2009-11-02)
"For they sow the WIND..."
Early summer is the season for extreme weather conditions such as violent thunderstorms in central Europe. Studies undertaken by insurance companies indicate that climate change has a dramatic impact on weather conditions. No wonder, then, that home owners, farmers, gardeners and mountain climbers want a fast, up-to-the-minute, reliable... view more... (2002-07-22)
Over 60 percent of all US bankruptcies attributable to medical problems
In 2007, before the current economic downturn, an American family filed for bankruptcy in the aftermath of illness every 90 seconds; three-quarters of them were insured. view more (2009-06-04)
Rogue trees get criminal treatment from scientists
Rogue trees are being ‘fingered’ by gene detectives using a well-known technique to catch criminals. Newcastle University scientists are using DNA fingerprinting to help insurers identify trees that are causing houses to subside. Often disputes can last for several years, as when two trees of the same kind grow in an area it is very... view more... (2002-08-27)
Subsidence: DNA profiling roots out offending trees
A new spinout company from the University of Leeds is laying claim to the most accurate identification of trees causing subsidence - using methods that could save the insurance industry millions in time and costs in disputed cases. Identi-Tree Ltd has been launched by the University's commercialisation partner, Techtran Group Ltd. Identi-Tree is... view more... (2004-04-26)
No insurance? No colonoscopy
John M Inadomi highlights the disparity in colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among different socioeconomic and ethnic groups in US society in a recent review published by F1000 Medicine Reports. view more (2009-05-08)
Information about the use and accuracy of breast cancer tests is lacking, study finds
A new study finds that there is little information available about the use of new testing technologies and targeted therapies in breast cancer, specifically the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin). view more (2009-09-14)
Study: Nanotech processing 'greener' than oil refining
Using a method for assessing the premiums that companies pay for insurance, a team of scientists and insurance experts have concluded that the manufacturing processes for five, near-market nanomaterials - including quantum dots, carbon nanotubes and buckyballs - present fewer risks to the environment than some common industrial processes like oil... view more... (2005-10-05)
Health provisions among public's top priorities for economic stimulus
The public ranks action on health care highly as part of efforts to stem the impact of the economic recession and also views reforming health care as one of the top priorities for President-elect Obama and Congress, according to a new national survey conducted by researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. view more (2009-01-16)
New computer models aim to classify, help reduce injury accidents
Researchers are developing computer models to comb through thousands of injury reports in large administrative medical datasets or insurance claims data to automatically classify them based on specific words or phrases. view more (2009-09-03)
Work absence after breast cancer diagnosis: A population-based study
Breast cancer is a very common malignancy with serious health effects that often involves women in the prime of their lives. view more (2005-09-27)
79 million US adults have medical bill problems or are paying off medical debt
The proportion of working-age Americans who have medical bill problems or who are paying off medical debt climbed from 34 percent to 41 percent between 2005 and 2007, bringing the total to 72 million, according to recent survey findings from The Commonwealth Fund. view more (2008-08-21)
Certain ecologic factors associated with greater risk of bladder cancer
Persons drinking well water (as opposed to public supply) may be at an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Researchers will present data about the relationship between bladder cancer and certain ecologic factors including water source and UV radiation levels at the 104th Annual... view more... (2009-04-27)
Study reveals surge in male-factor infertility technique
A national study reveals that the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI -- an assisted reproductive technology used to treat male-factor infertility -- has increased dramatically in the United States since 1995, while the proportion of patients receiving treatment for male-factor infertility has remained stable. view more (2007-07-19)
Born to lose: How birth weight affects adult health and success
Birth weight has significant and lasting effects, a new study finds. Weighing less than 5.5 pounds at birth increases the probability of dropping out of high school by one-third, reduces yearly earnings by about 15 percent and burdens people in their 30s and 40s with the health of someone who is 12 years older. view more (2007-06-06)
Mayo Clinic leaders offer health reform vision, prescriptions
In an essay published in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Mayo Clinic CEO Denis Cortese, M.D., and Chief Administrative Officer, Robert Smoldt, diagnose problems in American health care and offer prescriptions for reform, suggesting solutions based on the concept of a "Learning Organization." view more (2006-04-05)
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