Features By Dan Gorenstein
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President Obama looks to reduce Social Security cost of living increases with 'chained CPI'
President Obama's new budget proposal -- which will be formally unveiled next week -- includes a move to slow payments to Social Security.
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Dementia is highest cost disease and rising
A report in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine says the U.S. spends more on treating dementia than any other disease including cancer and heart disease.
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The SEC gives social media a thumbs up
In a move that could change the way companies communicate with their investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that company executives can use sites like Twitter and Facebook to release market moving news.
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Employers race to snap up foreign work visas
Want a sign that business is hiring? For the first time since 2008, federal officials expect the 85,000 visas for foreign skilled workers will be snapped up in just a few days.
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India Novartis patent ruling: Good for access, bad for innovation?
India's Supreme Court has rejected a patent filed by Swiss drug maker Novartis for its cancer drug. The decision has implications for the pharmaceutical industry and millions of people in poor countries.
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Medical apps get the once over from the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration is putting together clearer guidelines for medical apps that need to be approved.
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The nurse practitioner will see you now
With millions of newly insured patients ready to descend on the health care system, there won't be enough primary care doctors to go around.
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Helping drug addicts kick the habit six months at a time
A new drug, in the final stages of approval by the FDA, could make it easier to give addicts medication without using pills and risking abuse.
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Understanding the high cost of saying goodbye
Ten percent of all health care dollars are spent in the last year of life. Those final days are when the toughest, most costly decisions are made, and emotion can easily overrun decision making. Here's one man's story about the choices he made.
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From 'god-like' to team huddle: Training doctors for a new health care future
At medical schools across the country, more than 30,000 aspiring doctors are meeting their matches and finding out where they will spend the next several years as residents.
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