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Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:48 -0400

A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.

Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:58:17 -0400

Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar — but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.

Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:52:16 -0400

A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.

Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:56:11 -0400

Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:08:58 -0400

There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.

To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:10:38 -0400

By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.

Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:08:36 -0400

Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother.

Boston hospital to offer hand transplants for kids

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:47:14 -0400

A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too.