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The sign-up period for Medicare Part D (Medicare's prescription drug program) for 2011 runs Nov. 15 to Dec. 31. Here's our best tip: Start reviewing your options now.
For most people, picking a doctor is hardly a scientific process. They ask friends or family members to pass along names of doctors they...
Looking to save money on healthcare? Consider asking your doctor for a discount.
Few doctors make it through their training without being involved in at least one case that goes awry. I was no exception.
Caroline Cooper will pack her bags and head off for college this fall secure in the knowledge that she'll be able to safely eat anything the...
"There's something I've never told you."
My husband, Dave, works harder than anyone else I know. He often gets up so early — 3:30 or 4 a.m. — that I don't even have a...
The doctor-patient relationship is moving online. With 68% of American adults now using the Internet to search for healthcare information,...
Stories of emergency rooms pushed to capacity and wait times at physicians' offices have become legendary. Now the passage of healthcare...
Even if you're the kind who never reads a review before heading to the car lot or the movie theater, you probably want to know how your...
Americans do so like a good quiz, assuming it carries no penalty for wrong answers. Witness the popularity of the Cosmo questionnaires: "Are...
Sixty years after Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer, her cells live on in laboratories around the globe. Collected by Johns Hopkins...
What will it take to get Americans — and the food industrial complex — to get serious about taking some of the salt out of our...
You can have a brilliant idea — roller skates for cats, for example — but if the public doesn't buy into it, the idea is...
Lengthy medical conditions can eat up space on a medical ID. That's why a list of abbreviations has evolved.
The first week after her heart transplant, Eileen Ryan was a wreck. Overcome by weakness, she couldn't stand or walk. Going home from the...
Aiming to cut down on the high number of premature births across the nation, a new program will offer words of advice for pregnant women...
Cesarean deliveries have risen steeply nationwide over the last 15 years. In some parts of the country, women are denied the option to try...
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