Health
Pages
20
The battle over billing codes
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Every little thing your doctor does has a special code attached, with a dollar sign. Codes were supposed to make things simpler. Instead, they've touched off an expensive arms race between doctors, hospitals and insurers.
Missouri's low cigarette tax under fire
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A ballot initiative could raise the tax rate on a pack of smokes in Missouri, which is 8x lower than the national average.
2
Panel recommends a second opinion on medical tests
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
A panel of doctors is recommending that physicians and patients think twice before performing several common medical tests.
Study: Intelligent people less likely to take sick leave
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
According to a new study out in the U.K., there is a correlation between intelligence levels and the likelihood that someone will end up on long-term sick leave.
One social network that promises not to 'monetize' you
Friday, March 30, 2012
Despite pressure to show uses ads and make hay from their personal data, CaringBridge refuses. They're a special case, but are there lessons here for other social networks?
2
Americans not getting enough sleep
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
New information from the Centers for Disease Control reveals that more than quarter of the U.S. population say they're not getting enough shuteye. The issue has consequences on our economy and health.
12
Health care goes before the court
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Starting Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the health care law, including a mandate that all Americans carry health insurance.
Soda sales fizzling out
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
New numbers out today show that the soda sales slump that has been going on for years continued to speed up in 2011, with consumers buying more healthy beverages in its place.
1
Consuming white rice linked to risk of diabetes
Friday, March 16, 2012
Publishing in the British Medical Journal, researchers looked at four studies covering 350,000 people in Asia and the West.
5
Kansas City grandma worries about Medicare
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
In this election year, commentator Emma Williams fears the health care program for seniors and the disabled will become a political football.
Pages
Buzzworthy
Recent comments on our stories..
Times-Picayune to cut back jobs and production schedule
As someone born and breaded in New Orleans I'm sorry to see this news from my hometown paper, but as someone who's found reading it an...
BostonPeng | May 24, 2012
High-frequency trading: Bad for markets... and the soul?
Hi,
First I'd like to thank everyone for listening to what I had to say, it's really an honor to have been on marketplace. Second...
Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy
If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...
kingjon | May 18, 2012 Time to bring back Glass-Steagall?
I can finally agree with Robert Reich100%. To our detriment, banks have forgotten that there is a difference between manipulating money, and...
pauliswood | May 16, 2012
