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Hospitals cash in on patient satisfaction
Dan Gorenstein Oct 22, 2012
Under the new healthcare law, hospitals can be rewarded for improving patient care.
Mystery group spends $1 million opposing Obama
Rachael Marcus Oct 19, 2012
'Citizen Awareness Project' based in Colorado
Twitter blocks its first account and hospitals get more malware
David Brancaccio Oct 19, 2012
Twitter blocks its first account officially, Google has a bad quarter and a new Chromebook, the emergency room has a virus.
Can posting calorie counts save us from ourselves?
Beth Teitell Oct 15, 2012
Commentator Beth Teitell on whether knowing what we're eating will affect how much we eat.
Meningitis outbreak shines light on 'compounding pharmacies'
David Gura Oct 8, 2012
Pharmacies linked to meningitis outbreak not regulated by FDA.
Former health care executive pushes critical film
Blake Farmer Oct 1, 2012
A documentary critical of the health care industry has an unlikely benefactor -- a Tennessee entrepreneur who made his money as a health care executive.
The booming new profession of patient advocate
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 28, 2012
As the health care system gets more complex, more people are turning to patient advocates for help.
Knee replacement surgeries double
Jeff Horwich Sep 26, 2012
In recent years Americans have been replacing their knees at an remarkable rate.
Health care spending grows 4% after downward trend
David Gura Sep 25, 2012
Study finds growth in healthcare spending has reversed its post-recession slump.
Dogs trained to spot diabetics' blood sugar swings
Blake Farmer Sep 24, 2012
There's a burgeoning industry of inexpensive classes that promise to train dogs to alert their diabetic owners to a change in their blood sugar.
