Heart disease differences in men and women continue to be poorly understood because women are included in clinical trials far less than men, and even when women are included, study results are not reported by sex, according to a study in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
A Harvard-based study of insurance coverage involving a nationwide sampling of people with multiple sclerosis found that although they had higher than average rates of insurance coverage, many experienced financial strain related to obtaining adequate health care, including paying for their medications.
Is morally-motivated choice different from other kinds of decision making? Previous research has implied that the answer is yes, suggesting that certain sacred or protected values are resistant to real world tradeoffs.
Brief periods of unprotected exposure to the sun are found good for skin, revealed by researchers in a study published in this week’s Nature Immunology.
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East leader Dennis Rivera accepts new post to become chair of SEIU Healthcare.
Red Cross workers have offered to return to work to ensure that the communities and residents who rely on their assistance and support are fully served.
American employers and citizens could get a lot more value out of their health insurance by abandoning the old-fashioned system of charging everyone the same, says a team of University of Michigan and Harvard University researchers.
Leading nutrition specialist says approach to treating severe malnutrition still fails millions of children.
US Health policy experts are divided in their analyses of how President Bush’s health insurance tax proposal would impact the insurance market.
US’ largest HIV/AIDS Healthcare, Prevention and Education provider says today’s Thai government’s action will increase availability of lifesaving generic AIDS drugs and result in more people on anti-retroviral treatment in Thailand.