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Dallas Doctor Arrested for Alleged Role in Nearly $375 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Office Manager for Doctor and Five Owners of Dallas-Area Home Health Agencies Also Arrested WASHINGTON – A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five owners of home health agencies, were arrested today on charges related to […]
To squeeze or not to squeeze: Using packaged foods to increase a child’s fruit and veggie intake I feel guilty. That’s what I told a good girlfriend as we strolled through the San Francisco streets for our weekly walk last night. My mom-guilt didn’t involve (this time) not spending enough time with my two young daughters or losing […]
Life-threatening diagnosis leads to powerful friendship for two California teens … … Diagnosed early in childhood with cystic fibrosis, Emma Greene and Tiffany Senter were for several years able to lead relatively normal lives by managing their disease with medication and machines to help them breathe. But both were eventually sidelined by their condition, which can result in life-threatening […]
Recognizing mental health problems through Facebook If you were the sole witness to a troubled person peering over the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge, would you lunge to hold him back? How about if an acquaintance demonstrated self-destructive behavior or dropped suicidal thoughts on his Facebook status? What is a bystander to do when […]
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Iceman’s origins discovered at Stanford Several science news outlets are reporting today that the whole genome of the Iceman mummy (discovered in 1991 in the Italian Alps) has been sequenced, with interesting results. In particular, he likely had brown eyes and was lactose intolerant. But the sequence also gives clues as to where the mummy’s ancestors […]
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Study suggests teens are more vulnerable to effects of sport-related concussions Teenage athletes who suffer a concussion may be more sensitive to the effects of the head trauma than either adults or children, according to research by Canadian scientists. In the study, nearly 100 male athletes who played soccer, hockey, rugby or football underwent a […]
A look at the federal mandate to cover contraceptives A Kaiser Health News Q&A published yesterday takes a closer look at the much-discussed rule in the Affordable Care Act requiring insurance companies to provide contraceptives without a co-pay. The Q&A discusses who will be covered under the rule and whether the rule applies to male-based contraceptive methods or surgical […]
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Juliet K. Choi named chief of staff and senior advisor to Office for Civil Rights HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Director Leon Rodriguez announced today that Juliet K. Choi has been appointed as Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to OCR. As the Department’s civil rights and health privacy rights law enforcement agency, OCR […]
Hospital mock-ups help refine plans before construction begins Even though the actual rooms haven’t been built yet in the future Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital expansion, physicians, nurses and other personnel have already toured full-scale hospital rooms and caught a glimpse of the future of those facilities. Their tour included model operating, […]
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Questioning the use of video games to get kids more active The next time I babysit my video game-loving nephews, I may not be so quick to insist that they break from their hand-controlled strategy games to play Dance Central with me. A study out today in Pediatrics suggests that playing active games does not necessarily render a kid more fit. […]
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