- Inconsistent Quality
First national survey of patients gives low scores to hospitals for pain management and discharge instructions.
October 31, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- A Stone Cold Truth
Rising temperatures in the United States mean increasing incidence of nephrolithiasis.
October 24, 2008 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Health - Public Health
- Economic Ills
Hard economic times have people scrimping on presription drugs to save money.
October 24, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- A Primary Problem
Salary disparities among practice areas plays a major role in the shortage of family medicine doctors.
September 12, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- Sleeping Giants
The growing use of soporifics comes as healthcare professionals warn of the dangers from lack of sleep.
September 05, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- Too Darn Hot
Climate change will not only impact the economy, but take a toll on human health as well.
July 24, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- Forgoing Care
A growing number of Americans delay getting needed medical care or go without.
June 27, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- A Chronic Problem
The aging population in the United States is helping fuel a growing burden on the healthcare system.
June 06, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- Oklahoma Not OK
State-by-state rankings find disparities in quality of healthcare for children.
May 29, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- Brain Food
Vitamins may be good not just for your body, but for your behavior as well.
April 16, 2008 - IRENE CASELLI - Health - Public Health
- STDs Gone Wild
CDC Study finds more than a quarter of teenage girls have a sexually transmitted disease.
March 13, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- A Waiting Game
A growing imbalance between supply and demand has extended the wait for some organs, but waiting times fall for hearts and lungs.
March 07, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- Breathing Easy
Doctors find that age shouldn't be a barrier to successful transplants of lungs and other organs.
February 25, 2008 - ANNE BURKE - Health - Public Health
- Sound Medicine
Report finds nearly 1,500 commonly used drugs are involved in errors linked to confusion caused by similar sounding or similar looking names.
January 30, 2008 - Health - Public Health
- A Tangled Web
A think tank's study finds misleading medical information is rife on the Internet and could pose a threat to public health.
January 09, 2008 - PETER PITTS - Health - Public Health
- Junk Science, Junk Food
A letter from the editor
November 22, 2007 - WILLIAM PATRICK - Health - Public Health
- The Price of Compassion
Caregivers sacrifice financial and physical well being to care for older loved ones.
November 20, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- Shock and Awe
The cost of the war in Iraq has already surpassed the amount spent on the Vietnam War, but the healthcare bill that will follow to care for veterans could total as much as $660 billion.
November 12, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- Dr. Atkins Agonistes
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Gary Taubes
Knopf, 336 pp, $26.95
November 01, 2007 - WILLIAM PATRICK - Health - Public Health
- A Chronic Problem
A handful of diseases are costing the economy more than $1 trillion a year, but much of the cost is avoidable.
October 17, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- A Big, Fat Irony
Researchers discover diners consume more calories at low-cal restaurants.
September 28, 2007 - ERIC WAHLGREN - Health - Public Health
- A Small Consolation
The rising cost of health insurance slows, but wages still fail to keep pace.
September 26, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- The Fat of the Land
Report finds obesity epidemic in the United States continues to grow.
September 03, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- My Healthcare Crisis
Why I had to pay $7,345 a month-- for a single drug.
September 01, 2007 - JUDITH M. LAYZER - Health - Public Health
- Putting Off The Inevitable
July 16, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- Diabetic Shock
Study finds one of eight federal healthcare dollars in 2005 spent on diabetes care.
June 25, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- Eye on the Street
The latest news and numbers from Wall Street.
January 22, 2008 - Business - Markets
- Eye on the Street
The latest news and numbers from Wall Street.
January 22, 2008 - Business - Markets
