Today’s announcement of the planned 2008 increase in Medicare premiums underscores the urgent need for congressional action on Medicare, says the American Medical Association (AMA). In CMS’ analysis of the premium increase, it is clear that growth in Medicare Advantage plans is solely responsible for the increase in the 2008 Medicare Part B premium.
Healthy living concerns such as obesity and eating healthy foods top the list of health issues for B.C. children aged 10 to 16 years old, according to a report presented to Health Minister George Abbott today by Child Health BC at the conclusion of the one-year public input into the Conversation on Health.
Three specialists in gastrointestinal and brain cancers recently joined the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center to meet the growing need in the Rochester and Upstate New York region.
The National Autism Association (NAA) says that a CDC study of only 1047 participants, low compliance rate, and very little data variation–limitations that would ordinarily bar publication in any reputable journal–appears to misinform the public.
Rice University today unveiled plans for a $100 million initiative to create an institute to develop technologies to combat pressing health problems in the developing world, such as HIV/AIDS and child mortality. The initiative was announced today during the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
AIDS Action Council congratulates the Black AIDS Institute on release of “We’re the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For,” its latest report on the state of AIDS in Black America and what black communities are doing about it.
The 58th International Astronautical Congress is taking place this week from Sept. 24 to 29 in Hyderabad, India, with the theme “Touching Humanity: Space for Improving Quality of Life.”
A new drug has shown promise in patients with advanced kidney cancer whose options run out after their tumour fails to respond to the cutting edge therapy.
“Thank you, and good morning. I’m Dr. Edward Langston, Board Chair of the American Medical Association and a family physician in Lafayette, Indiana. I’m pleased to be here today to represent the nation’s largest physician organization as part of this diverse group of voices supporting children’s health care.
Kelowna General Hospital will expand to provide future capacity for more patient beds, the Interior’s first-ever revascularization cardiac centre and a planned fourth site for the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.