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New prescription for aspiring doctors
Sally Herships Feb 20, 2012
The Medical College Admission Test will require aspiring doctors to understand people as well as science.
Investment banking hard on the mind and body
Adriene Hill Feb 15, 2012
New research shows that work 100+ hours a week as an investment banker -- or a lawyer or software engineer -- can be a big hazard.
First Lady's 'Let's Move' program expands to military
Gregory Warner Feb 10, 2012
Michelle Obama will announce a Pentagon venture to make the food offerings in the U.S. military more healthy. It’s the first change to military rations in 20 years.
President Obama compromises on contraception
Gregory Warner Feb 10, 2012
Under the new plan, even women who work for religious employers will have access to free birth control. It's all because of an insurance company workaround.
Rethinking hospital readmissions
Gregory Warner Feb 8, 2012
Starting this fall, hospitals that readmit the same patients over and over in a short period of time will be fined. That has medical providers looking for better ways to keep people healthy when they're off hospital grounds.
WellPoint announces plan to boost doctor pay
Jennifer Collins Jan 27, 2012
The health insurer WellPoint today announced a plan to pay primary care doctors as much as 10 percent more, with the hope of reducing the overall cost of health care.
Former head of PIP arrested for faulty implants
Adriene Hill Jan 26, 2012
The former head of the company PIP has been arrested for creating breast implants out of non-medical grade silicone.
French authorities investigate dangerous implants
Christopher Werth Jan 26, 2012
France, where today authorities arrested the founder of a company that sold faulty breast implants to women all over the world.
New school lunch guidelines set
Adriene Hill Jan 26, 2012
Congress is still allowing French fries and pizza to count as vegetables, but what else is about to change on school lunch trays across America?
USDA announces healthier school lunches
Joel Patterson Jan 25, 2012
Fruits, vegetables and whole grains to replace high-fat, sodium-heavy menu items for American school kids.
