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31% of Hospitalized Patients in CA are Diabetics, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | May 16, 2014 02:47 PM EDTA new study found that 31 percent of hospitalized patients in California have diabetes.
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Obese Employees Cost around $4,000 Extra for Companies
By Cheri Cheng | May 14, 2014 03:01 PM EDTA new study calculated that obese employees cost companies an additional $4,000 due to health care and related expenses.
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Massachusetts’s 2006 Health Law Saved Lives
By Cheri Cheng | May 06, 2014 09:35 AM EDTA new study reported that Massachusetts's mandatory health care coverage helped reduce the mortality rate.
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Light Physical Activity can Reduce Risk of Disability
By Cheri Cheng | May 01, 2014 11:02 AM EDTAccording to a new study, performing light physical activity everyday can reduce disability risk.
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Majority of Americans Want Birth Control Covered in Health Plans
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 23, 2014 10:45 AM EDTA new study found that 69 percent of American adults would support mandatory birth control coverage in health plans.
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Scientists Develop A Software That Will Help In Designing Health Care Products
By Kamal Nayan | Mar 16, 2014 10:46 PM EDTScientists have developed a computer-aided design tool that will help in creating genetic languages. These languages will ultimately guide the design of biological systems.
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Rate of Uninsured Americans Falls, Study Credits Obamacare
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 10, 2014 10:05 AM EDTThe U.S. uninsured rate has fallen over the past few months due to Obamacare, a new survey reported.
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Texas’ Abortion Law Closes Several Clinics
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 07, 2014 03:17 PM ESTTwo more abortion clinics closed down due to Texas' new abortion law, rounding out to a total 19 closings so far.
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Patients Need to Learn How to Use Medicaid
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 03, 2014 03:19 PM ESTResearchers found that a lot of new Medicaid enrollees do not know how to use their insurance.
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Medicaid Users Visit Emergency Rooms Frequently
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 02, 2014 02:02 PM ESTIn a new study, researchers found that Medicaid-insured adults are more likely to visit emergency rooms.
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U.S. Ranks Low on Efficiency of Health Care Spending
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 12, 2013 04:06 PM ESTThe U.S. ranked 22 out of 27 on a list of industrialized nations that spent money in health care efficiently.
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Psychiatrists are less likely to take Insurance
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 12, 2013 09:38 AM ESTA new study found that psychiatrists are less likely than other doctors to accept insurance.
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The Clintons Awarded by Harvard School of Public Health
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 25, 2013 09:35 AM EDTFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton was honored by the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Gown And Glove Use In ICU Cuts MRSA by 40 Pct
By Kamal Nayan | Oct 05, 2013 11:28 AM EDTUse of disposable gowns and gloves by health care workers upon entering patients rooms on an ICU, helped reduce MRSA by 40 percent, a new research finds.
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Cancer Survival Rate Dependent on Government Health Care Spending
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 28, 2013 10:24 AM EDTResearchers reported that the more a nation spent on health care, the lower the cancer mortality rate became.
